London Town

Made:
circa 1954
maker:
British Railways
,
Kerry Lee
and
Chromoworks Limited
London Town (poster)

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Poster, British Railways, London Town, by Kerry Lee, about 1954. Coloured lithograph depicting a pictorial map of central London, with a decorative border. The map features prominent landmarks and has captions for each borough. It is illustrated with humorous cartoons peopled with local and historical characters, and also features tourists and immigrants. The artist is depicted at work at bottom right. The border has illustrations depicting the crests of London boroughs and historical characters. At the bottom of the poster is the royal procession at the Coronation, including the royal carriage and a member of the Household Cavalry with a banner inscribed “ER”. Text in a box at top right, accompanied by the British Railways totem logo, reads "London Town, Travel by Train. Information from stations, enquiry offices and travel agents". Text at bottom left gives details of London's attractions. Another text box advises that “This map is based on a pre-war issue and as far as is practicable the more important details have been brought up to date”. The map includes areas of wartime bomb damage, for instance between St Pauls Cathedral and St Mary le Bow church in Cheapside. There are also new buildings, such as the Royal Festival Hall at South Bank. Text in the bottom margin reads "Published by British Railways (Southern Region) AD/6771/A2, Printed by Chromoworks Limited. London. England." Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 1270mm.

Details

Category:
Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Number:
1979-7891
type:
poster