Poster, British Railways (London Midland Region), 'The English Lakes, Where Beauty Reigns Supreme', by D W Burley, 1956. Depicts a map of the Lake District, with illustrations of places and people of interest. Below are portaits of six literary figures associated with the Lake District: Robert Southey; Percy Bysshe Shelley; John Ruskin; Samuel Taylor Coleridge; Hugh Walpole and William Wordsworth. Additional text beneath the caption reads "You get there quicker by train. British Railways will gladly give you details of services and trains." Printed by the Baynard Press. Reference LM16356. Double royal.