Title - Over A Century Of Progress From The "Rocket" To The "Princess Royal" - The London Midland & Scottish Railway.
Artist - Enoch A Fairhurst (1874-1945).
Description - The London, Midland & Scottish Railway produced this poster to promote their new steam locomotives of the Princess Royal Class. These were their most prestigious locomotives and it is shown superimposed over diagrams of earlier locomotives back to Robert Stephenson's 'Rocket' of 1830, to show the progress in size, power and speed that the railways had achieved over the previous century.
Year Published - 1933
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage LMS British Railway Travel Poster.
E.R.O. 53351
Printed in Great Britain by S.C. Allen & Company Ltd, 4 Lisle St, London, WC2.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+. We have had this poster conservation-backed on linen. For more details of the process please see the "Conservation" page of this website.
Repairs to edge damage, a few small paper infills to edge losses, minor watercolour pencil touch-ups in image. Remaining ageing of the paper and faults still visible when viewed closely, but the poster displays very well. The poster had been previously attached to wooden batons, which had been removed taking bits of paper with them and leaving some rust marks from the nails, and it was generally dirty and heavily creased at the edges. More detailed photos and a before photo are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Enoch Fairhurst was a miniaturist, etcher and artist from Bolton, Lancashire. He exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy and the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool. Fairhurst was a member of the Royal Miniature Society. We are not aware of any other poster artwork that he produced.