Title – Ross-on-Wye - The Gateway of The Wye.
Location - Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England.
Artist - Reginald Montague Lander (1913-c1980).
Description - A classic view of the town of Ross-on-Wye from the river bank. It looks truly peaceful. Very similar views were used by at least 3 other poster artists over the years. This particular example is a post-nationalisation re-issue of a late-issue GWR poster.
Year Published - c1948
Size - Double Royal (approx 40 x 25in or 101.5 x 63.5cm)
Other Details:
Original Vintage British Railways Travel Poster.
P.W.44 Published by The Railway Executive (Western Region)
Printed in Great Britain by Beck & Inchbold, Leeds
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: B+, un-conserved.
Folds with some wear-through on fold intersections, small edge tears, paper rather browned (common with early post-war paper). 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.
