Monday, 4 July 2016

Railway Posters – part 6

This large series on railway poster deals mainly with what could be called the golden age of the railway poster, where the sun always shone and the British seaside was as glamorous as the Côte d’Azur. Many talented and famous artists like Frank Newbould, John Hassall and Terence Cuneo worked on these posters.

For more information, and for other works, see parts 1 to 5 also. This is part 6 of a 9 – part series on Railway Posters:



Henry George Gawthorn ( 1879-1941 )
South Shields
LNER

Henry George Gawthorn
St. Andrews
LNER

Henry George Gawthorn
Cruden Bay
LNER c1924

H. R. Wilkinson
Devon
GWR

H. R. Wilkinson
The Cambrian Coast
GWR

Harrogate
LNER

Harrogate
LNER

Harry Riley RI ( 1895-1966 )
Penzance
British Railways

Harry Riley RI
Weston-Super-Mare
British Railways

Harry Riley RI
Weston-Super-Mare
Western Region

Harry Riley RI
Plymouth
British Railways

Harry Tittensor RI ( 1887-1942 )
Harrogate
LNER

Hastings & St. Leonards
British Railways

Sir Henry George Rushbury ( 1889-1968 )
Edinburgh
LNER   LMS 1934

Sir Henry George Rushbury
Fountains Abbey
LNER c1935

Sir Herbert Alker Tripp CBE ( 1883-1954 )
Newquay
GWR c1930

Sir Herbert Alker Tripp CBE
Somerset
British Railways c1949

Sir Herbert Alker Tripp CBE
Wales
GWR

Herbert Truman ( 1883-1957 )
St. Ives - Cornwall
GWR

Eric Hesketh Hubbard RBA ( 1892-1957 )
Autumn in the Country for Late Holidays
British Railways 1948

Eric Hesketh Hubbard RBA
Northern Ireland
LMS

Ireland
GSR (Ireland)

Its Quicker by Rail
British Railways

J. F. Woolrich
Scarborough
NER

J. L. Carstairs
Peterhead
LNER c1925

J.G. Fullerton
Northumberland
British Railways

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS ( 1901-1968 )
Devon
British Railways

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS
Harrogate
British Railways

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS
Loch Etive
British Railways c1950

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS
Newquay
British Railways

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS
Newquay
British Railways

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS
Newquay
British Railways

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS
Penzance
British Railways 1962

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS
Somerset
British Railways

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS
Teesdale
British Railways

Jack Merriott RI  ROI  RSMA  RWS
Yorkshire
British Railways

Jacques Nathan-Garamond ( 1910-2001 )
The French Riviera
French Railways 1953

James McIntosh Patrick OBE  RSA ( 1907-1998 )
Loch Leven
British Railways c1950

John Francis Bee ( 1895-1959 )
Norfolk for Happy Holidays
British Railways c1950

John Chater
Northumberland
British Railways c1950

John Chater
The Cotswolds
British Railways

John Greene
Ribblesdale
British Railways c1960

John Edmund Mace ( 1889-1952 )
Broadstairs
Southern Railway

John Edmund Mace
The English Lakes
LMS

John Edmund Mace
The Western Highlands
LNER

Joseph Greenup ( 1891-1946 )
Saltburn
LNER

Joseph Greenup
Skegness is So Bracing
LNER

K. Hauff
Whitby
LNER

Keith Ellerton
North Wales
LMS

Friday, 1 July 2016

Railway Posters – part 5

This large series on railway poster deals mainly with what could be called the golden age of the railway poster, where the sun always shone and the British seaside was as glamorous as the Côte d’Azur. Many talented and famous artists like Frank Newbould, John Hassall and Terence Cuneo worked on these posters.

For more information, and for other works, see parts 1 to 4 also. This is part 5 of a 9 – part series on Railway Posters:



Fred Taylor ( 1875-1963 )
Bridlington
LNER c1927

Fred Taylor
Bridlington
LNER

Fred Taylor
Cambridge
LNER

Fred Taylor
"Cathedrals"
GWR c1925

Fred Taylor
Dunfermline Abbey
LNER 1936

Fred Taylor
Durham
LNER

Fred Taylor
Durham

LNER

Fred Taylor
Edinburgh

LNER 1935

Fred Taylor
Ely

LNER

Fred Taylor
Harrogate

LNER

Fred Taylor
Holland via Harwich

LNER

Fred Taylor
Ipswich

LNER 1932

Fred Taylor
Lincoln

LNER c1930

Fred Taylor
London

LNER

Fred Taylor
Ripon

LNER

Fred Taylor
Royal Windsor

British Railways c1950

Fred Taylor
Scarborough

LNER

Fred Taylor
Scarborough

LNER

Fred Taylor
Whitby

LNER

Fred Taylor
Whitley Bay

LNER

Fred Taylor
York Minster

LNER

Fred Taylor
York

LNER

Fred TaylorScarborough
LNER c1928

Frederick Donald Blake RI  RSMA ( 1908-1977 )
Bridlington
British Railways

Frederick Donald Blake RI  RSMA
Whitley Bay
British Railways

Frederick Griffin
Canterbury
Southern Railway

G. H. Bland
Ireland
GSR

G. H. Bland
Ireland 
GSR

George Ayling ( 1888-1960 )
Colwyn Bay
LMS

George Ayling
The Matlocks
LMS c1925

Gleneagles Hotel
LMS

Go by Train
British Railways

Gordon Nicoll ( 1888-1959 )
Bristol
British Railways

Gordon Nicoll
Windsor
British Railways c1950

Graham Petrie ( 1859-1940 )
Cambridge
LNER   LMS

F. Gregory Brown ( 1887-1940 )
Epping Forest
LNER

F. Gregory Brown
To the Country Quickly
Southern Railway

F. Gregory Brown
Wye Valley
LMS   GWR

'Greig'
Cleethorpes
LNER

Guy S. W. Malet ( 1900-1973 )
Knaresborough
LNER

Gyrth Russell RI  ROI  RSMA ( 1892-1970 )
Cornwall
British Railways

Gyrth Russell RI  ROI  RSMA
Glorious Devon
British Railways

Gyrth Russell RI  ROI  RSMA
Scarboriugh
British Railways

Gyrth Russell RI  ROI  RSMA
Whitby
British Railways

Gyrth Russell RI  ROI  RSMA
Yorkshire
British Railways

Henry George Gawthorn ( 1879-1941 )
Bridlington
LNER

Henry George Gawthorn
Bridlington
LNER

Henry George Gawthorn
Forth Bridge
LNER

Henry George Gawthorn
Great Yarmouth & Gorleston on Sea
LNER

Henry George GawthornHull: Britain's Cheapest Port
LNER

Henry George Gawthorn
Silloth on Solway
LNER