British Railways poster - Newquay, on the Cornish Coast, Cornwall, South West England, UK - a lady surfer in a cap and Tintagel castle

British Railways poster - Newquay, on the Cornish Coast, Cornwall, South West England, UK - a lady surfer in a cap and Tintagel castle Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JRA4HP

File size:

37.9 MB (1.8 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

2925 x 4523 px | 24.8 x 38.3 cm | 9.8 x 15.1 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

21 August 2022

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. This scene at the recorded location in 2022 forms part of the visual history of the locality, documenting the named subject together with aspects of how the area looked and functioned at the time. The scene records British Railways poster - Newquay, on the Cornish Coast, Cornwall, South West England, UK - a lady surfer in a cap and Tintagel castle. The frame also records themes of summer fieldwork, rail infrastructure, grain harvest, changing streetscape, freight wagon, place identity, field crop, local history, signal-box architecture, community identity, agricultural landscape, British agriculture, trackside history, and rail transport history. From a 2025-onward perspective, decarbonisation and regional connectivity are closely linked to this subject, alongside the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage. The wider contemporary story combines crop yields, farm costs and the pressure on farmers from energy, fertiliser and machinery costs. Future viewers can use this scene from the recorded location to compare street furniture and boundaries with whatever follows after new construction. The surrounding story also includes archival record, visual archive, before-and-after reference, rural economy, everyday life, industrial railway, rail operations, and grain quality. The combination of Coast, Cornish, Newquay, Railways, and surfer anchors the frame to a recognisable activity, place or moment. A later view of the recorded location may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. The scene further reflects decarbonisation and the importance of preserving signal boxes and rolling stock as industrial heritage as part of the longer story of the recorded location. Its period value extends to supply chains and the importance of domestic grain to food and brewing supply chains when considered against later change at the recorded location.