Title - Ripon LNER - Spradbery.
Location - Ripon, Yorkshire, England.
Artist - Walter Ernest Spradbery (1889-1969).
Description - A seemingly misty view of Ripon Cathedral, showing it towering over the houses of the ancient Yorkshire town of Ripon (probably depicting the end of Skellfield Terrace), with the peaceful River Skell at Alma Weir in the foreground. At the bottom is a large 'Snipe' added for utilising the poster within Belgium. It gives agency details for both Antwerp and Brussels, and also includes an early LNER logo from the 1920s.
Year Published - c1920s
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage LNER British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by The London & North Eastern Railway
Printed by John Waddington Ltd, Leeds & London
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A-, conservation-backed on linen as acquired.
Light old folds, Snipe at bottom not quite straight. More detailed photos are available on request if required.
More About The Artist:
Walter Ernest Spradbery was born in East Dulwich, London. He was a watercolourist, linocut artist, poster designer and art teacher. He produced a large number of poster for the London Transport companies, as well as some for the LNER and British Railways.
