Title - View Of Epsom Downs From Tattenham Corner Station.
Location - Epsom, Surrey, England.
Artist - Walter Ernest Spradbery (1889-1969).
Description - An early 1930s view of Epsom Downs racecourse and the countryside surrounding it, from just outside the Southern Railway station at Tattenham Corner. The line had been electrified in 1928, and this poster uses the "Southern Electric" name used to publicise the new clean future the railway was promoting. The wording is also advertising travel for picnics and rambles as well as potential use of the station's refreshment rooms.
Year Published - 1932
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm).
Other Details:
Original Vintage Southern Electric British Railway Travel Poster.
Southern Railway Advertising Ad 1832/1500/1932
Printed by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London, Dunstable and Watford
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Folds, small edge tears. More detailed photos available on request.
More About The Artist:
Walter Ernest Spradbery was born in East Dulwich, London. He was a watercolourist, linocut artist, poster designer and art teacher. He produced a large number of poster for the London Transport companies, as well as some for the LNER and British Railways.
