Statford-Upon-Avon - British Railways
Statford-Upon-Avon - British Railways
Statford-Upon-Avon - British Railways
Statford-Upon-Avon - British Railways
Statford-Upon-Avon - British Railways

Statford-Upon-Avon - British Railways

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1952
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Year

1952

Poster Size

25 x 40" / 63.5 x 101.5cm plus small linen border

Art By Gordon William Nicoll

Rolled/Folded/Other

Rolled

Condition

Near Mint

Condition Notes

Poster is in fantastic condition and backed on museum quality linen.

This beautiful & rare poster was created in 1952, advertising British Railways routes to Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. With vibrant artwork by Gordon William Nicoll (1888-1959) depicting a scene of people enjoying the Shakespeare play "A Midsummer Night's Dream" in the home of the famous writer.

Produced for North American customers to encourage tourism and to "See Britain by Rail", this poster was published by British Railways (Western Region) and printed in Great Britain by Waterlow & Sons Limited.

Framing Options

Framed posters come with a timeless made to measure custom frame available in black, white or natural oak colour. Each frame is made from high quality solid oak and the artwork is available to be framed with or without a surrounding white mount to make the poster stand out even more. Our frames are custom built to order in our UK workshop, and so we work to 7-14 working days lead time for dispatch. Please note that due to their custom nature, frames are non-refundable with the exception of if they are damaged or incorrect. The frame size is the size of the poster plus an additional 70mm on each side if including a mount.

Unframed posters are shipped to the UK next day courier delivery free of charge. Framed posters can take up to 14 working days for dispatch for the frame to be built and poster to be framed. Frames are packaged and securely padded in a purpose built reinforced cardboard box. Unframed posters are packaged and securely padded in a purpose built reinforced cardboard tube.

International shipping for unframed posters is £25 . International shipping for framed posters is a charge of £125 as a flat rate up to US One-Sheet (27 x 40”) size

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