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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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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Giants Refreshed, BR poster, 1947

Poster produced for British Railways showing men maintaining locomotives at the Doncaster works, Yorkshire. Two workers are painting the Sir Ronald Matthews locomotive while others are replacing the name plate on the Owen Tudor locomotive. To prepare for this painting the artist was invited to the Doncaster works where he made preparatory sketches of the Sir Reginald Mathews locomotive. Artwork by Terence Cuneo, son of the artists Cyrus and Nell Cuneo. He studied at the Chelsea and Slade Art Schools and 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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