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Take me by the Flying Scotsman

Take me by the Flying Scotsman

1932
Then and Now The Flying Scotsman

Then and Now The Flying Scotsman

1930
Then and Now, 200 Restaurant Cars on LNER Trains

Then and Now, 200 Restaurant Cars on LNER Trains

circa 1931
Take Me by the Flying Scotsman

Take Me by the Flying Scotsman

1970s
Travel LNER at a Penny a Mile

Travel LNER at a Penny a Mile

Painting of Jethro Tull demonstrating his seed drill

Painting of Jethro Tull demonstrating his seed drill

1955
Loading and fitting of sailing ships, painting

Loading and fitting of sailing ships, painting

1962
Astronomy

Astronomy

1953
Painting of Combine Harvesting

Painting of Combine Harvesting

1964
Mechanical handling at the docks, painting

Mechanical handling at the docks, painting

1963
Then and Now - 600 Golf Courses on the LNER

Then and Now - 600 Golf Courses on the LNER

1931
Then and Now - a choice of over 100 Bathing Resorts on the East Coast

Then and Now - a choice of over 100 Bathing Resorts on the East Coast

1923-1948
Sixty Four original drawings for Dr. F. Sherwood Taylor's book: "Illustrated History of Science"

Sixty Four illustrations for 'Illustrated History of Science' book

Mural showing ‘MV Methane Princess’ loading at Arzew, Oran, Algeria, Africa, by Alfred Reginald Thomson, England, 1964. The MV 'Methane Princess' was the world's first custom-made liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker vessel.

Methane Princess

circa 1964
Drawing, pencil with watercolour, design for mural of `The Capstan' by Alfred R Thomson RA, signed and dated 1961. Mural was commissioned by Science Museum for Shipping Gallery 1962

The Capstan

1961
Painting. [Astronomy] by Alfred Thomson, R.A., 1954. - Oil on canvas, 15 x 24ft [sight]. - Signed and dated on centre lower edge. - Commissioned by the Science Museum for its main entrance stairwell; top left corner is cut to follow shape of staircase. - Mural depicting the development of the telescope; Galileo is the central figure, with a group symbolising the disapproval of authority to the advancement of science. The 200-foot telescope of Mount Palomar is shown. Commission represents the conflict between pre-scientific and scientific attitudes to cosmology.

Astronomy

1954