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Pen and ink, watercolour, gilt and carriage oils on board (dark green, yellow), [design for a] Round Sociable carriage / Barker & Co., London, [ca1870], [scale 1:24], 15.4 x 28.3 cm.

Design for a Round Sociable carriage

Art

1870

Pen and ink, watercolour wash on board, [design for a] Panel Boot Victoria Phaeton carriage / Barker & Co., Chandos St., London, [ca1850], 14.6 x 19.8 cm.

Design for a Panel Boot victoria Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Pen and ink on board, [design for a] Plain Omnibus carriage / Barker & Co., [London], [ca1875], 15.4 x 28.5 cm.

Design for a Plain Omnibus carriage

Art

1875

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board (black, green), [design for a] Skeleton CS Boot Victoria Phaeton carriage / Barker & Co., London, [ca1850], 15 x 28.5 cm.

Design for a Skeleton CS Boot Victorial Phaeton carriage

Art

1850

Pen and ink, watercolour, gilt and carriage oils on board (dark green, yellow), [design for a] Round Sociable carriage / Barker & Co., London, [ca1870], [scale 1:24]

Design for a Round Sociable carriage

Art

1870

Pen and ink, gouache, carriage oils on board (dark green, light green) [design for a] Cabriolet carriage / G. Clarke, Barker & Co., [London], [ca1810], 1/2":1' (1:24), 12.7 x 21.8 cm.

Design for a Cabriolet carriage

Art

1810

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board (yellow, black) [design for a] Dress Coach / G Clarke, [Barker & Co., London], [ca1820], scale 3/4":1' (1:16), 22.2 x 37 cm.

Design for a Dress Coach

Art

1820

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board (black, yellow) [design for a] DE Stanhope Wagonette / [Barker & Co., London], [ca1870], scale 1/2":1 (1:24), 15.6 x 28.4 cm.

Design for DE Stanhope Wagonette

Art

1870

Painting, oil on canvas, North East Dales by Edwin Byatt about 1946. Depicts a farmer, holding a crook, with a flock of sheep walking towards a castle in the foreground, with a river valley and abbey below. Possibly inspired by Bolton Castle in Wensleydale, or Barden Tower in Wharfedale, Yorkshire. Original artwork for the London & North Eastern Railway poster North East Dales.

North East Dales

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c1946

Painting, oil on board by Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis. Travel in 1880. Midland Railway Express No. 901, with Pullman Drawing Room Car, on the way to St Pancras. Original painting for British Railways (London Midland Region) carriage print, 1951. Framed and glazed, glass.

Travel in 1880 Midland Railway Express, with Pullman Drawing Room Car, on the way to St Pancras

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1951

Painting, oil on canvas, original poster artwork, London & North Eastern Railway, York, The Shambles by Harry Tittensor, 1938. Depicts the Shambles, a medieval street in York. At left are two women, talking to a butcher stood outside his shop. Framed and glazed (glass).

York The Shambles

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1938

Painting, oil on canvas, Southwell Minster, by Claude Buckle, 1956. Depicts the exterior of Southwell Minster, framed by trees in the left foreground. In the middle distance a couple walk among the gravestones. Original painting for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster, one of the See Britain by Train series. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed, unglazed.

Southwell Minster

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1956

Oil painting by A. Potts, 1921. GER 4-4-0 locomotive no.1870. 50.7 x 76.5 cm

Great Eastern Railway 4-4-0 Locomotive No. 1870

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1921

Portrait, oil on canvas, Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease (1828–1903), Chairman North Eastern Railway, 1895, by Sir George Reid, framed, 1140 mm x 1570 mm. Formerly displayed in the Boardroom of the North Eastern Railway Headquarters in York.

Portrait of Sir Joseph Whitwell Pease

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Oil painting by J. Longden, c1899. Great Central Railway train hauled by 4-4-0 locomotive no.853. Unframed.

Great Central Railway train hauled by 4-4-0 locomotive no.853

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c. 1899

Portrait, oil on canvas, John Dent Dent (1826-1894), Chairman North Eastern Railway, by Walter William Ouless, 1896. Portrait of John Dent Dent. He is seated, with his arms and legs folded, holding a paper in his right hand. His face, with long side whiskers, is seen in profile. He wears a green suit with a dark waistcoat, wing collar and a red bow tie with white spots. Signed at bottom right "W. W Ouless, 1896". This portrait was formerly displayed in the Boardroom of the North Eastern Railway Headquarters in York. Framed.

Portrait of John Dent Dent, 1896

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1896

Painting, oil, Charles John Viscount Colville of Culross K.T., G.C.V.O., a Director of the Great Northern Railway from 1863 - 1903 and Chairman from 1879 - 1895. Born 1818. Died 1903. Painted by Sir Francis Grant, 1870. Full length portrait in hunting kit, with a huntsman mounted and leading another horse.

Henry Edward Colville - Viscount Colville of Culross

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1870

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board, (blue, black, silver, red), [design for a] Dormeuse Chariot carriage / Barker & Co., [London], [ca1840], scale 3/4":1 (1:16) 27.3 x 42.6 cm.

Design for a Dormeuse Chariot carriage

Art

1840

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board, (pale blue, black, cream), [design for a] Dress Chariot carriage for Lady Marianne Alford / [Barker & Co., London], [ca1850], scale 3/4":1 (1:16) 25 x 42 cm.

design for a Dress Chariot carriage for Lady Marianne Alford

Art

1850

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board, (blue, black, red), [design for a] Dress Chariot carriage / 'AG,' Barker & Co., Chandos Street, [London], 1845, scale 3/4":1' (1:16) 27 x 44.3 cm.

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage

Art

1845

Pen and ink, watercolour and carriage oils on board, ( green, black, yellow) [design for a] Dress Chariot carriage / Barker & Co., Chandos Street, London, [ca1840], scale 3/4":1 (1:16) 24.2 x 34 cm.

Design for a Dress Chariot carriage

Art

1840

Painting, oil on canvas, London Midland Electrification' by John A Greene, 1961. Depicts an express passenger train hauled by AL1 class (later known as the Class 81) locomotive No E3005 passing a diesel multiple unit on an adjacent track. Overhead are a gantry and catenary wires set against a blue sky with white and grey clouds. A permanent way gang watch from the lineside. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Framed. Original artwork for British Railways (London Midland Region) poster publicising the electrification of the West Coast Main Line.

Electrification

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1961

Painting, oil on canvas by J. Longden, 1899. Great Central Railway express hauled by 4-4-0 locomotive no.872 with clerestory bogie stock specially built for the London Extension. Unframed.

Great Central Railway express hauled by 4-4-0 locomotive no.872

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1899

Oil painting by J. Longden, 1899. Great Central Railway express leaving Marylebone hauled by 4-4-0 locomotive no.872. Unframed.

Great Central Railway express leaving Marylebone hauled by 4-4-0 locomotive no.872

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1899

Painting, oil on canvas, [Liverpool Street Station] by Graham Rider, 1991. View looking down over the station concourse from the top of the stairs to the upper level mezzanine. There is a man walking down the stairs carrying a briefcase. The painting shows the station at night. Commissioned by British Railways Board. 'GR' in the lower right corner. Framed, unglazed.

[Liverpool Street Station]

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1991

Painting, oil on canvas, [Liverpool Street Station] by Graham Rider, 1991. View looking down over the station concourse from the top of the stairs to the upper level mezzanine. The station appears to be in redevelopment with some hoarding still in place and the departure boards covered over. There is a man walking up the stairs and a hand on the handrail at the lower edge of the painting. Commissioned by British Railways Board. 'GR' in the lower right corner. Framed, unglazed.

[Liverpool Street Station]

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1991

Painted photograph on canvas by F Moore. Turbine steamer "The Queen" leaving Folkestone, South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Unframed.

Turbine steamer "The Queen" leaving Folkestone

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painted photograph on canvas, South Eastern & Chatham Railway Steam Rail Car No.4, by F Moore. Unframed.

South Eastern & Chatham Railway Steam Rail Car No.4

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painted photograph on canvas by F Moore. Folkestone Boat Train nearing Orpington, South Eastern & Chatham Railway. Unframed.

Folkestone Boat Train nearing Orpington

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painted photograph on canvas by F Moore. Bexhill Station, South Eastern & Chatham Station. Painting of a red brick station building with horse and carriage ouside. Unframed.

Bexhill Station

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painted photograph by F. Moore. "Drawing Room Car, Folkestone Express. South Eastern & Chatham Railway". Text at bottom edge of image with title in white. Unframed.

Drawing Room Car, Folkestone Express

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painting, oil on canvas, Samuel Beale, Chairman of the Midland Railway, 1849, MP for Birmingham.

Portrait of Samuel Beale

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1870

Painting, oil on canvas, William Evans Hutchinson, Chairman of the Midland Railway, 1864-1870, by John Lucas 1870.

Portrait of William Evans Hutchinson

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1870

Painting, oil on canvas, Arthington (Bramhope) Tunnel by J Jackson, 1897. Depicts the view looking down railway tracks running between two dark embankments towards the castellated portal of a tunnel. A locomotive emerges from the tunnel, with a wisp of smoke from its chimney. Birds are flying above, silhouetted against an evening or dawn sky. Signed and dated by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed.

Arthington (Bramhope) Tunnel

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1897

Painting, oil on canvas, "Disposal" by Barrie A F Clark, March 1967. Depicts a left side view of Merchant Navy class 4-6-2 locomotive No 35003 'Royal Mail' at Salisbury Motive Power Depot on its withdrawal prior to scrapping in 1967. Framed and glazed, signed by the artist at bottom left.

Disposal

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1967

Painting, oil on canvas by J. Wright. London & North Western Railway (LNWR) 4-4-0 locomotive no.1901 Jubilee. Unframed. Signed by the artist bottom left.

London & North Western Railway 4-4-0 locomotive no.1901, Jubilee

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painting, oil on canvas, British Rail restaurant car, by Val Archer, 1982. Depicts the interior of a restaurant car on a British Rail InterCity 125 train. In the foreground is a table laid for breakfast, with a plate of bacon, eggs, mushrooms and fried tomatoes, tea and a pot of jam. A basket with flowers and knitting rests on the opposite seat. Across the aisle are a man and woman, drinking tea or coffee and orange juice. Through the window is a beach with a ruin on a promontory beyond. This could be intended to represent Porthminster beach and 'The Island' in St Ives. Signed and dated at bottom left. Original artwork for British Railways poster. Unframed.

Interior of restaurant car with diners looking out over beach

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1982

Painting, oil on canvas, Helmshore Viaduct, Lancashire, c.1850-1870, unknown artist.

Helmshore Viaduct

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1850-1870

Painting, oil on canvas, The Day Begins by Terence Cuneo, 1946. Depicts Princess Coronation class 4-6-2 Pacific locomotive No 6255 City of Hereford on the turntable at Willesden depot. Smoke billows from the engine's chimney and gathers beneath the roof. Shafts of light stream from skylights. One railway worker operates the turntable, while the crew climb up to the footplate. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Framed and glazed (perspex). Artwork for The Day Begins poster for the London Midland & Scottish Railway.

the day begins

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1946

Painted photograph by F Moore. London & North Western Railway 3-cylinder 2-4-0 compound express passenger engine no. 1301 'Teutonic'. Framed and glazed.

London & North Western Railway 3-cylinder 2-4-0 compound express passenger engine no. 1301 'Teutonic'.

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1897-1933

Painting, oil on canvas, portrait, William Philip Price (1817–1891), Chairman of the Midland Railway 1870-1873, by John Lucas, 1874. Full length portrait of a gentleman standing by a table and chair and holding a book.

William Philip Price

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1874

Painting, oil on canvas, Launch of TSS Duke of York, Queen's Island, Belfast, by Norman Wilkinson, 1935. Depicts the ship sliding stern first down the slipway, with cranes on either side. There are workers on the bow, and a union flag on the flagpole. A tug is steaming on the River Lagan, and in the background are the shipyards and houses on the opposite bank. Original artwork for London Midland & Scottish Railway poster. Framed.

Launch of TSS Duke of York, Queen's Island, Belfast

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1935

Painting, oil on canvas, London Midland & Scottish Railway steamer SS Jupiter, as ack-ack ship HMS Scawfell, under aerial attack at sea, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1945. Depicts the Clyde paddle steamer Jupiter in wartime service with the Royal Navy as an anti-aircraft ship. The ship is shown at speed, with water spouting from bomb explosions on either bow. An aircraft, on fire, dives out of control into the sea, leaving a trail of smoke behind. In the sky are smudges of smoke from exploding anti-aircraft shells. Signed by the artist at bottom right. Created for The LMS at War series. Unframed

London Midland & Scottish Railway steamer SS Jupiter

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c. 1945

Painting, oil on canvas, 'London Midland & Scottish Railway express bombed and machine-gunned near Bletchley, October 1940', by Norman Wilkinson, about 1945. Depicts an express passenger train hauled by a Class 5 4-6-0 locomotive. A bomb explodes just in front of the train at the side of the track, and there are columns of smoke behind the train. In the foreground a permanent way worker bends over a colleague lying next to the track, and another worker stands holding his head. The chimneys of a factory are visible in the background, and there is a German bomber in the sky above. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Created for the The LMS at War series. Unframed.

London Midland & Scottish Railway express bombed and machine-gunned near Bletchley

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1945

Painting, oil on canvas, Sport on the LMS, Yachting, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1925. Depicts large yachts sailing in an estuary, one of them rounding a marker buoy with a red flag. In the background is the coast, with mountains in the distance. An original artwork for a London Midland & Scottish Railway poster, and probably intended to represent the west coast of Scotland. Unframed.

Sport on the LMS, Yachting

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1925

Painting, oil on canvas, poster artwork for the London Midland & Scottish Railway, Re-Forming Shell Cases by Norman Wilkinson, about 1946. Depicts women munitions workers in a railway workshop, reforming large, recycled brass shell cases using machinery and hammers. From The LMS at War series. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Unframed.

Re-forming Shell Cases

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

c.1946

Painting, oil on canvas, Passing the Kish lightship, by Norman Wilkinson, about 1935. Depicts a twin funnel London, Midland & Scottish Railway steamship on the Irish Sea ferry service between Dublin and Holyhead. The ferry is passing the Kish lightship in Dublin Bay. A figure on the lightship is hailing the ferry. Signed by the artist at bottom left. Original artwork for the London, Midland & Scottish Railway poster, Ireland via Holyhead, Passing the Kish. Unframed.

Passing the Kish

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

about 1935

Portrait, oil on canvas, Sir Harry S. Meysey-Thompson Bt., Chairman. York & North Midland Railway 1849 - 1854, Deputy Chairman North Eastern Railway 1854 - 1855, Chairman North Eastern Railway 1855 - 1874, by W.E. Miller, in gilt frame, 1200 x 1438 mm.

Sir Harry S. Meysey-Thompson

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Painting, painted photograph, oil paint, showing Great Northern Railway of Ireland locomotive 'Rathdown' decorated for Royal Train use, by F. Moore. Framed and glazed.

Great Northern Railway of Ireland locomotive 'Rathdown'

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1900

Painting, oil on canvas, Richard Hill Dawe, Solicitor to the Great Northern Railway, 1898-1923, by John Collier, 1923. Depicts Dawe, balding and smiling, dressed in a dark suit and tie, seated with his hands folded in his lap.

portrait of richard hill dawe

Pictorial Collection (Railway)

1923