Archiving

Ironically I found this in the atic after purchasing the house (along with quite a few other documents from 1980s). This is the English version of the tourbook. This is available here (from the Internet Archive).

Today's update is a (small!) collection of issues of train-related memorabilia from the last century.  Here's a complete issue of Trains Illustrated from September 1951 and December 1936. And here's Red ABC Rail and Bus Time Table for Brighton published by Sussex Daily News from March 1946. All publications are available via the Internet Archive: Trains Illustrated - September 1951 Vol IV, No 9 , Trains Illustrated - December 1936 Vol. IX No. 12 , and Sussex Daily News - Red ABC Rail and Bus Time Table for Brighton (March 1946)

Here is the Autumn 1968 issue of Trains Illustrated.  The full-colour central spread is available as a separate single image at the end of the document (rather than being split in two as it is in the main PDFs). You can download this via the Internet Archive here . I have a considerable number of these to upload from the 1940s onwards. 

Not much to see today, but three DVD magazines (that were included free with DVDs) in 2001, 2003, and a little later in 2013. The three magazines are available (via the Internet Archive): DVD Video 2001-1 Collection Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment , The Collection - Autumn Collection DVD Magazine 2003 , and Fabulous DVD and Blu-ray Catalogue DEC 2013

Something from left field!  Here's the BBC's guide to commentary on English cricket. Here's the author's note; "The idea of writing Armchair Cricket came to us because of the number of letters which both Sound and Television commentators of the BBC receive from listeners and viewers. Most of these usually contain a request for an explanation of some law of the game, or for the meaning of an obscure cricketing term which the commentator has used. In addition, many people seem interested in the technique of commentary and anxious for more details of how the BBC operates from a cricket ground. The book is not intended as a technical guide to the expert, nor as an elementary text book to those who know nothing at all about cricket. It is mainly for the people who have started to follow cricket through watching BBC Television or listening to Sound broadcasts, and who still have only a rudimentary knowledge of the game. We hope that they will keep the book by their armch...

This is part of a large bundle of BBC/ Acorn Computers manuals that I purchased as a bundle a few years ago. It's slightly frustrating that there are some "blurred" edges in this scan. I have a solution for this now, but I scanned this a few months ago. This manual was produced in 1993 for the ProArtisan 2 software package. This manual is available on the Internet Archive here .

Unfortunately, the version of this that I have found is incomplete - a single page has been removed, and another couple of pages are loose. There is also an existing scan of this booklet (only in black and white) on the Internet Archive website. I have added this new scan to the original one. The Internet Archive versions are available here . This version is also covered with annotations - this version may have been a copy for proofing or was delivered to someone in the village who worked for the Residents Association (or volunteered).

 A local find today. From the book's foreword; “THE WARMEST WELCOME . . . by PETER STANLEY WILLIAMS Throughout the centuries, the English Inn has held its place high in the affections of all who appreciate the good things of this world, be they whimsical, creative, companionable or just hearty livers of life. To each, the traditional English hostelry has something to offer; some subtle sense of tolerant well-being that can be experienced in no other place on earth.   In this atmosphere of warmth and companionship, people become people once more, relaxation actually becomes a reality, troubles fly, even if only temporarily, and a fragment of one’s existence has been enriched.  Thus, the English Inn has a vital role to play over and above the practical realities of fine food, drink and accommodation. Basically, we need a haven to which we may repair for a while to revivify body and spirit, but, more than that, an inn is a testing ground for many advanced adventures in livin...

An interesting one I picked up at a car boot sale a few months ago and am only just getting around to scanning; You can download the full booklet here (via the Internet Archive).