Title - Canterbury.
Location - Canterbury, Kent, England.
Artist - Reginald Montague Lander (1913-c1980).
Description - An unusual poster, depicting one of the amazing stained glass windows of Canterbury Cathedral. This one is of St Thomas of Canterbury. The oldest ones date back to the 12th and 13th centuries, and are always requiring some conservation work to keep them in great condition. There is also a small vignette showing the Cathedral front.
Year Published - 1958
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by the Southern Region of British Railways AD 7843 A4 58/9
Printed in Great Britain at The Baynard Press, London
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Folds, creasing, top edge tears with acid-free tape, small top right corner loss. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Reginald Montague Lander was a freelance commercial artist in gouache and watercolour, and a prolific poster designer. He was born in London in 1913, educated at Clapham Central School and studied art at Hammersmith School of Art. He became the chief designer and studio manager at Ralph Mott Studio from 1930-9, and worked for Government Ministries and the British Transport Commission. He produced a huge number of posters for GWR, LNER, British Railways and the Post Office, right up to the early 1980s.
