Suffolk Gallery

Ipswich: Christchurch Mansion, LNER poster, 1923-1947

Poster produced for London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel to Ipswich, Suffolk. The poster shows a view of Christchurch Mansion, a sixteenth-century manor house set in a 100-acre park and opened in 1896 as a free museum. 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 LNER, London Transport and several shipping companies

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Ipswich: Mr Pickwick outsideThe Ancient House, LNER poster, 1928

Poster produced for the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel to the Suffolk county town of Ipswich, which appeared as a location in Charles Dickens (1812-1870) novel The Pickwick Papers (1836). The character, Mr Pickwick, is shown processing through the streets in a sedan chair, while the town's famous Ancient House (built 1567) is seen in the background. 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 LNER, London Transport and several shipping companies

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