Title - Byland Abbey - Coxwold Station - Yorks.
Location - Coxwold, Yorkshire, England.
Artist - Fred Taylor RI (1875-1963).
Description - Fred Taylor produced a lot of architectural paintings for the LNER, in this case the large-scale ruins of the Ciscurcian Abbey at Byland in North Yorkshire. The well-dressed visitors in the cloister green give an idea of the original huge size of the abbey, before it's destruction after the dissolution of the monesteries under Henry VIII. We are looking north-west, maybe with the setting summer sun behind the ruins.
Year Published - c1934
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage LNER British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by The London & North Eastern Railway
Printed in England by John Waddington Ltd, Leeds & London.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, conservation-backed on linen as acquired. For more details of the process please see the "Conservation" page of this website.
Minor repairs to folds. More detailed photos available on request.
More About The Artist:
Fred Taylor was born in London, studied art in Paris, London and Italy, and worked at the Waring and Gillow studio. He designed posters from 1908 until the 1940s, and worked with the Navy on camouflage during WWII. His work is in several public collections. He produced posters for a variety of railway companies, London Transport, the Empire Marketing Board and shipping companies.