Greater Yorkshire Gallery

York, LNER poster, c 1920s

York, Walled City of Antiquity, Centre of a Glorious Holiday District'. Poster produced for London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel to the ancient city of York. The poster shows a street scene illustration of the picturesque old buildings of The Shambles shopping area, with York Minster in the background and shoppers and a horse and cart in the foreground. 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

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A Sheffield Steel Works, LMS poster, 1923-1947

Poster produced for London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS), showing a steel works in Sheffield, on the railway's main line between London and the north of England. Artwork by Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971), who studied art at Portsmouth and Southsea Schools of Art. A famous marine painter, he designed posters for several railway companies and organised the Royal Academy series of posters for the London & Midlands Railway (LMR) in 1924

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Yorkshire Coast, LNER poster, 1937

Poster produced by London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel to the Yorkshire coast. The poster shows a bird's-eye view of the coast near Whitby, with a train travelling along parallel to the coastline. Artwork by Frank Henry Mason (1876-1965), who was educated at HMS Conway and spent time at sea. He painted marine and coastal subjects and was involved in engineering and shipbuilding. He designed railway posters for the North Eastern Railway (NER), Great Western Railway (GWR) and London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). Dimensions: 1016 mm x 1270 mm

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