Title - Civic Centres - Manchester – Great inland port and home of the cotton industry.
Artist - Claude Henry Buckle RI., RSMA. (1905–1973).
Description - The industrial revolution led to huge wealth from the weaving industry being invested in the city of Manchester, with some of the more important buildings depicted here, including Manchester Central Library and the City Council Offices and Town Hall. The city crest is also shown towards the top right of the poster. The wording below is as much advertising British Railways as it is Manchester.
Buckle produced the artwork for a small series of similar architectural posters covering important British cities which did not usually have posters to advertise them; the others being Birmingham, Cardiff, Derby, Glasgow and Liverpool.
Year Published - 1951
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by The Railway Executive (London Midland Region) (L.M. 4751)
Printed in Great Britain at The Baynard Press
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, conservation-backed on linen as acquired.
Conservation-backed on linen as acquired. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Claude Henry Buckle was born in London in 1905. He trained as an architect, but turned to art in 1928. He produced commissioned artwork for the new nuclear power stations around the country in the 1950s, and was a close friend of Terence Cuneo. He was a painter in oils and watercolour, particularly of marine subjects, and was prolific in his production of artwork for railway posters. He produced posters for GWR, LMS, SR & BR.
