Title - Weston-Super-Mare - The Smile in Smiling Somerset.
Location - Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset, England.
Artist - Merville.
Description - A wonderful image of "The Pool", which opened in 1937 and included a fabulous art deco diving board. At the time it had the highest diving board and was the largest open air swimming pool in Europe. It was obviously a great family day out.
Sadly it was all closed in 2000 and was demolished in 2012, so this is all just a memory now.
Year Published - c1958
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster
Published by British Railways (Western Region) PR 98
Printed in Great Britain by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London & Dunstable
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A/A-, un-conserved.
Near perfect, very minor creasing. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More about the artist:
We know nothing at all about "Merville", but the original artwork for this poster is in the collection of the National Railway Museum, and is recorded as being painted in 1957.