Title - Cardiff Castle - Travel By Train.
Location - Cardiff, Wales.
Artist - Ronald Lampitt (1906-1988).
Description - Lampitt's aerial view is across Cardiff's historic Castle in the foreground, while behind is the ghostly appearance of Cathays Park, with it's many trees surrounding the Art-Deco buildings.
Year Published - 1960
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 102cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by British Railways (Western Region) P.R. 156/60
Printed in Great Britain by Jordison & Co Ltd, London and Middlesbrough
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Folds, with some wear-through and a few edge tears with some acid-free tape on the rear. 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. He also produced work for a lot of book and magazine covers, and for Ladybird books.