Title - Bedford - Travel There In Rail Comfort.
Location - Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.
Artist - Kerry Ernest Lee (1903-1988).
Description - A very colourful and quirky depiction of the main buildings of the centre of the town of Bedford, with St Paul's church and the Town Bridge over the River Great Ouse in the centre. Kerry Lee always includes himself painting somewhere in the artwork, this time by the river. This is one of a series of map posters which he produced for different towns and cities.
Year Published - 1953
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by British Railways (London Midland Region) LM 9053
Printed in Great Britain by Waterlow & Sons Limited, London and Dunstable
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+/A-, un-conserved.
Slight age browning at bottom from the rear, otherwise excellent. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Kerry Ernest Lee was born in Hackney and is best known for his amusing pictorial maps of many British towns and cities for British Railways and the Travel Association of Great Britain. Bryars and Bryars have an excellent blog article about his life and work.
