Title - Norwich (Elm Hill) on the London and North Eastern Railway of England and Scotland.
Location - Norwich, Norfolk, England.
Artist - Claude Grahame Muncaster (1903-1974).
Description - Elm Hill as depicted here, a cobbled street lined with timber-framed buildings, is one of the oldest in Norwich. There are more Tudor buildings there than in the whole of the City of London.
The wording at the bottom suggests that this particular poster has been produced for the international market.
Year Published - c1930s
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage LNER British Railways Travel Poster.
Published by the London & North Eastern Railway.
Printed in Great Britain by Gilmour & Dean Ltd, Glasgow.
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, we have had this poster conservation-backed on linen. For more details of the process please see the "Conservation" page of this website.
Linen backed, repaired tears, paper replacement to bottom left corner loss, a little fox marking. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Claude Grahame Muncaster was a painter in both oil and watercolour, an etcher, lecturer and writer. He produced artwork for a number of railway posters and carriage prints.
