Greater Yorkshire Gallery

York, BR poster, 1950s

Poster produced for British Railways (BR) to promote rail travel to the city of York, Yorkshire. The poster shows a street lined with shops and houses with York Minster visible in the background. Artwork by Claude Buckle (1905-1973), who originally trained as an architect, but later turned to pictorial art. He painted in both oil and watercolour and was a prolific poster artist for Great Western Railway (GWR) and BR. Much of his original poster artwork is held at the National Railway Museum

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Englands First Aviation Races, Doncaster, GNR poster, 1909

Poster produced for the Great Northern Railway (GNR) advertising the first aviation meeting held in England at Doncaster Racecourse, South Yorkshire from 15th to 23rd October 1909. The meeting was actually held at the same time as a rival event at Blackpool. Although the Blackpool event had the official backing of the Royal Aero Club, a number of prominent early aviators opted to take part in the Doncaster week, including Samuel Cody and Leon Delagrange. Apparently the amount of actual flying done was considerably limited by poor weather. Published by Photochrom Co Ltd of London and Tunbridge Wells

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Bridlington, BR poster, 1953

Poster produced for British Railways (BR), North Eastern Region (NER) to promote rail travel to the Yorkshire coastal resort of Bridlington. The poster shows a pleasure boat full of holidaymakers approaching the harbour wall, surrounded by seagulls. Artwork by Frank A A Wootton (1914-1998)

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