Sands Across The Sea : tourist guidebook : British Railways : Southern Region : London : 1949

            For many pre-war years the English based Southern Railway had produced guide books to places 'across the sea' that promoted their extensive steamer and ferry services to continental ports. By 1949 the nationalised British Railways, who had acquired the assets of the Southern along with other British railway companies including their shipping services, was only one year into the 'job' and this is possibly their first edition of the "Sands Across the Sea" booklet that details seaside resorts and places of interest in Brittany, Normandy and Picardy. 

It was written and illustrated by "Lory" and contains much useful information as to travel and post-war conditions in a part of France that had only five years previously seen some of the heaviest and most destructive fighting of the war. The text mentions for example that Brest can no longer be recommended as a starting point owning to "war damage and the ensuing lack of hotel accomodation". That aside there was still plenty to do and see and the guide marks the start of reconstruction.

The cover, with the beguiling figure and the promise of sand, sea and continental living must have been a welcome sight on the station bookstalls of drab utility Britain!

Taken on: July 25, 2024

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