Title - Yorkshire Dales - A National Park Area - Travel by Train.
Location - Yorkshire Dales, England.
Artist - Ronald Lampitt (1906-1988).
Description - A wonderful unspoilt area of the Dales, which may be Wharfedale, with some of Lampitt's trademark cloud shadows on the hills. Underneath are some lines from the poet A.E. Housman. This example of the poster has the BR double arrows screen-printed over the top of the original British Railways totem symbol, suggesting that they were still displaying the posters after the re-branding in 1965.
Year Published - 1961
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 (North Eastern Region) P3/61
Printed in Great Britain by Chorley & Pickersgill Ltd Leeds
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Stiff horizontal folds, creasing, bottom right corner small triangular paper-replacement, a few small edge tears with acid-free tape on rear, a few small brown markings. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Ronald Lampitt was born in Worcester in 1906. He was a painter and illustrator in oils and watercolour, specialising in landscapes and rural scenes. He produced a lot of posters for GWR, LMS, SR as well as BR, and much work for a lot of book and magazine covers, and for Ladybird books.