England Gallery

Lincolnshire - Its Quicker by Rail, LNER poster, 1924

Poster produced for London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel to Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The poster shows a view of Lincoln Cathedral towering over the rest of the city. Lincoln Cathedral was started in 1072 but the original building was destroyed by fire and much of what now soars above the city skyline dates from the 12th and 13th centuries. Artwork by Fred Taylor, who was commissioned in 1930 to design four ceiling paintings for the Underwriting Room at Lloyd's and murals for Reed's Lacquer Room. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and other London galleries and worked for the Empire Marketing Board, LNER, London Transport and several shipping companies. Dimensions: 1016 mm x 1270 mm

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Service to Industry, BR poster, 1948-1964

Poster produced for British Railways (BR) to advertise the company's services to industry. The poster shows locomotives arriving and departing at the ICI chemical works at Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees. Every year, ICI relied on British Railways to deliver nearly 2 million tons of coal and 150, 000 tons of other commodities to its chemical works at Billingham. BR also transported three quarters of a million tons of fertilisers, cement, bulk liquids and other products despatched from the works. Artwork by Terence Cuneo, who studied at the Chelsea and Slade Art Schools. In addition to a long career designing railway posters, he also painted portraits (including royal portraits) and ceremonial and military subjects

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Saltburn-by-the-Sea, LNER poster, 1923-1947

Poster produced for London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel to Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar & Cleveland. Artwork by Henry George Gawthorn (1879-1941), who started out as an architect but later turned to pictorial art. He wrote several books on poster design and publicity and produced posters for LNER. He often inserted a self-portrait into many of his posters, complete with pince-nez and a panama hat

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