New Brighton Wallasey - Have Fun in Sunny Cheshire

Made:
1956 in Dunstable and London
artist:
Felix Kelly
printer:
Waterlow and Sons Limited
publisher:
British Railways, London Midland Region
New Brighton Wallasey - Have Fun in Sunny Cheshire (poster)

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Poster, British Railways (London Midland Region), New Brighton, Wallasey, Have Fun in Sunny Cheshire, by Ken Kelly, 1956. Coloured lithograph depicting a child's spade in the form of a cat. The space is stuck into a sandy beach. A towel is wrapped around the shaft and there are white sunglasses on the handle, made to resemble a Cheshire cat's face. Text across the sky reads "Have fun in sunny Cheshire". At the foot of the poster is a British Railways 'totem' logo with details of how to obtain information on holiday guides and train times. Text in the bottom margin reads "Published by British Railways (London Midland Region) LM 14856. Printed in Great Britain by Waterlow & Sons Ltd, London and Dunstable.

Details

Category:
Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Number:
1994-7185
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 660 mm x 980 mm
type:
poster
credit:
Kelly, K.