Catalogue description The Watkins collection of railway photographs

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Details of The Watkins Collection
Reference: The Watkins Collection
Title: The Watkins collection of railway photographs
Description:

It is composed of medium format film negatives featuring static views of locomotives, primarily of the LNER, LMS, GWR, Southern, and British Railways. The Isle of Wight and Welsh railways such as Tal-y-Ilyn and Ffestiniog are also featured.

 

The majority are static views, but there are also photographs of passing trains).

 

The NRM also holds Watkins' collection of postcards showing railway subjects.
Date: c1934-1962
Held by: Search Engine (National Railway Museum), not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Watkins, Denys, fl 1934-1962
Physical description: Approx 1,585 negatives
Subjects:
  • Railway transport
Administrative / biographical background:

Although Watkins was himself a photographer a small number of these images, particularly those of the London, Brighton & South Coast Railway, are probably the work of other enthusiasts, including Frank Burtt (further references to Burtt are to be found in other NRM collections).

 

The NRM acquired Denys Watkins' collection in 1986.

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