Title - North Wales - The Conway Estuary From Above Deganwy.
Location - Deganwy/Conwy/Orme,Caernarvonshire, Wales.
Artist - Leslie Arthur Wilcox (1904-1982).
Description - A view from the Great Orme, looking down to the village of Deganwy and across the estuary of the River Conwy, with the famous castle and bridge to the left side and Snowdonia in the distance. Sheep are grazing on the Orme and there are a group of walkers enjoying the sunshine and fresh air. The poster also advertises the diesel trains in use on services in the area.
Year Published - 1961
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by British Railways (London Midland Region) LM 25961
Printed in England by the Haycock Press Ltd, London SE5.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, un-conserved.
Folds only. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Leslie Arthur Wilcox RI, RSMA, was born in Fulham in 1904.
He was known mainly as a marine artist working in oils, but was also a watercolourist, illustrator, poster artist, marine model-maker and author. He was for some years Honorary Secretary of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. His works are in many collections around the world, including the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and the Royal Collection.
He volunteered for the navy before conscription started, and had spent only a few months in the Naval Patrol Service before his skills were recognised and he was seconded to the Naval Camouflage unit at Leamington Spa, where he spent the rest of the war making model ships and testing camouflage designs.
