Blackpool for Gorgeous Sights

Made:
1920 in London and Belfast
publisher:
Midland Railway
printer:
McCaw Stevenson and Orr Limited
Blackpool for Gorgeous Sights (poster)

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Poster, Midland Railway, Blackpool for Gorgeous Sights by Wilton Williams, 1920. Depicts three young women sitting on the pier railings with the beach and the Blackpool Tower in the background. Below is a timetable for "Through Trains on Saturdays, 3 July-25 September 1920" detailing services from Leicester, Derby and other Midlands towns. This illustration was also used in a Great Central Railway poster, see 1986-876, and without the timetable, see 1995-7054. Printed by McCaw, Stevenson & Orr Ltd, London & Belfast. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.

Details

Category:
Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Number:
1995-7055
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 1016 mm x 635 mm
type:
poster
credit:
Hind, C