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Edinburgh: The Scott Monument, BR poster, c 1950s

Poster produced for British Railways (BR) to promote rail travel to Edinburgh. The poster shows a view of the Scott Monument in Prince's Street Gardens. The monument is dedicated to Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) and was officially inaugurated in August 1846. It is over 200 feet high and was designed and built by George Miekle Kemp. Artwork by Claude Buckle, who originally trained as an architect but turned to fine art in 1928. He painted in both oil and watercolour and was a prolific poster artis for the Great Western Railway (GWR) as well as BR. Much of his original poster artwork is held at the National Railway Museum. Dimensions: 1016 mm x 635 mm

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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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