Title

Bournemouth Central Station, Bournemouth, Hampshire, 23/06/1956. Creator: John Laing plc.

Caption

Bournemouth Central Station, Bournemouth, Hampshire, 23/06/1956. A family walking beside a train at Platform 3 of Bournemouth Central Station, either arriving or departing for a day trip to Bournemouth for Laing staff and families. In 1947, after a seven year break, Laing had resurrected their 'Area Outings' for staff and their families, with trips taking place in May and June. In contrast to earlier years, in 1956 there were more outings, each with smaller group sizes “in a bid to recapture the intimate atmosphere” of earlier day trips. Twelve outings were arranged to take place in the early summer of 1956, with 2,000 people attending four outings travelling from London. This outing was for London employees and their families from the Administration and Secretarial Divisions, and from Coryton, Dagenham, Shell Haven, and Thames Haven. John Laing, chairman of John Laing and Son Ltd, and his wife also attended this outing.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Reference

HRM21B49_432

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No

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License type

Rights managed

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80,0Mb (3,9Mb) / 17,7in x 17,6in / 5298 x 5280 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation holiday holidays England people employment family railways train father industry country marriage fatherhood British English railway mother industrial station passengers passenger motherhood location railway station century platform train station outing Britain employee staff parenting day trip company Dorset wives wife day out husband dad B&W fifties mum 1950s dais daughter black & white black and white B W 20th century Bournemouth decade TGN photograph portrait John Laing & Co Historic England John Laing plc Laing John plc