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Edinburgh: St Giles Cathedral, LNER poster, 1930

Poster produced for the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promoting rail travel to Edinburgh. The poster shows the interior of St Giles Cathedral, which was founded in the twelfth century. The church has witnessed executions, riots and celebrations, and many famous Scots, including Robert Burns and Robert Louis Stevenson, are commemorated inside it. 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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Chapel of the Thistle, Edinburgh, LNER/LMS poster, 1930

Poster produced for London & North Easter Railway (LNER) and London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) to promote rail travel to Edinburgh. The poster shows the interior of the Chapel of the Thistle, St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh. The Thistle Chapel is home to the Order of the Thistle and and honours some of the greatest Scots of the last 300 years. 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. Dimensions: 1016 mm x 1270 mm

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