Building an Engine at Crewe Works

Poster, London Midland & Scottish Railway, Building an Engine at Crewe Works by Norman Wilkinson R I, about 1930. Coloured lithograph depicting the interior of the Erecting Shop at the London, MIdland & Scottish Railway's Crewe Works with lines of steam locomotives under construction. Components lie on the floor next to the engines, and in the foreground a blacksmith is heating a part in the brazier. Text as title below, with the letters "LMS" and the company crest on either side. Part of "The Best Way" Series number 84. Printed by McCorquodale & Co. Format: quad royal. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches, 1016 x 1270mm.