Wales Gallery

Snowdonia, LMS poster, c 1933

Poster produced for the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) to promote rail travel to Snowdonia in Wales. In 1923 the LMS boasted in its booklet The Wonderland of Wales that Snowdon and the Welsh Highlands are synonymous with scenery of ravishing beauty. Ancient story, sweet murmurs of mountain streams and soul stirring music of peasant people add to the delights of this romantic region as a holiday ground.
Artwork by Charles H Baker, who was born in Ilminster and educated at Berkhamstead School. He was Head of Research at the Huntington Library, California. He painted landscapes in oil and designed posters for LMS

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The Conway Estuary. North Wales, LMS poster, 1923-1947

Poster produced for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) to promote rail travel to North Wales. The poster shows a view of the Conway (or Conwy) Estuary, North Wales, with the ruins of Conwy Castle in the foreground and the River Conwy in the background. Artwork by Norman Wilkinson, who studied art at Portsmouth and Southsea Schools of Art. A famous marine painter, he designed posters for the London & North Western Railway (LNWR), the London & Midlands Railway (LMR) and Southern Railway (SR) and organised the Royal Academy series of posters for the London & Midlands Railway (LMR) in 1924

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Penarth, South Wales, TVR poster, 1900-1922

Poster produced for the Taff Vale Railway (TVR) and Bristol Channel Passenger Service Limited to promote rail services to South Wales and other picturesque resorts on the Bristol Channel. The poster shows a central framed colour panoramic view of the coast of Penarth with a pier, the steamship Lorna Doone and yachts. Also shown are black and white postcards with other views of Penarth and Llandaff Cathedral, Cardiff Castle, Weston-Super-Mare, Clovelly Harbour, Ilfracombe Harbour and Lynmouth. Dimensions: 1016 mm x 1270 mm

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