Wonderful Britain was a magazine complete in 32 fortnightly parts edited by Sir John Alexander Hammerton, and the aim was to bind the issues into a set of four volumes. There are fantastic photographs [photogravure / phototones] and interesting editorial creating a lovely record of British life in the interbellum period. Billed as ‘for Lovers of Romance, Motorists, Cyclists, Lovers of History, Ramblers, Tourists, Stay-at-Homes - Where To Go, What To See’ these magazines have their covers, unlike those bound in volumes.
Each issue was accompanied by a loose ‘large scale’ road map that was designed to be put together to build a complete road map of the British Isles. These maps are present with these issues.
- Large Scale Road Map of South West Scotland, North East England - Dumfries, Castle Douglas, Windermere, Westmoreland, Carlisle
- Sports and Pastimes through the Ages by R Thurston Hopkins (end of this article - it started in the previous issue, No 3)
- The Castles of Scotland by W Mackay Mackenzie
- The Portsmouth Road and its Memories by Charles G Harper
- Wishing Wells and Healing Waters by H. J. Massingham
- The Ruined Abbeys of England by Rev. E Tyrrell-Green (start of this article - it continues in the next issue, No 5)
The magazine measures approximately 28 cm x 22 cm and weighs around 250g
Condition: The magazine is in very good condition, showing light reading wear and some creasing to the covers, the staples have rusted making the pages loose. Given that the magazine is around 90 years old, its condition is very good, but not perfect! The magazine pictured below is the one you will receive.
