Title - Service to Industry (General Terminus Quay, Glasgow).
Location - Glasgow, Scotland.
Artist - Alasdair Macfarlane (1902-1960).
Description - A striking industrial view of the 'Modern' face of British Industry and Rail Freight in the 1950s. General Terminus Quay has now been entirely obliterated, but was situated on the Clyde, in Glasgow. It was dominated by three huge ore cranes and the warehouse building seen, taking iron ore from ships and sending it by rail to the steelworks in Lanarkshire. This trade switched to Hunterston by the end of the seventies and the area was flattened in 1981. The area is now host to a cinema, restaurant and bingo hall.
Year Published - 1954
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by British Railways (Scottish Region) B 25083
Printed in Great Britain by McCorquodale, Glasgow.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Slight wear and tears on folds, pinholes in corners. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Alasdair Macfarlane was born on Tiree in 1902. He was a self-taught artist and moved to Glasgow in 1922. He worked on ships for P Henderson & Co., joined the Clyde Navigation Trust in 1929, and drew ships for Glasgow's Evening Citizen newspaper. He served with the Ministry of War Transport in London 1940-45 and then re-joined the Clyde Navigation Trust. He painted the images for a number of posters for Macbrayne's and British Railways.