Title - Whitby - It's Quicker By Rail.
Location - Whitby, Yorkshire, England.
Artist - Kenneth Hauff (1913-1967).
Description - This is a wonderfully bright and colourful depiction of the picturesque harbour from the quayside at Whitby, with St Mary's Chruch and Whitby Abbey on the hill above the town to the right. Sightseers are walking around the quay, a fisherman is standing on a traditional red-sailed Yorkshire Coble on the water, and the old town rises up the steep banks from the harbour at the mouth of the River Esk.
Year Published - 1930s
Size - Quad Royal (approx 50 x 40in or 127 x 101.5cm) plus linen border.
Other Details:
Original Vintage LNER British Railway Travel Poster.
Published by The London & North Eastern Railway
Printed in Great Britain by S.C. Allen & Company Ltd, 20 Gerrard St, London W1
Condition Grade and Condition Report:
Grade: A/A-, conservation-backed on linen as acquired. For more details of the process please see the "Conservation" page of this website.
In excellent condition. More detailed photos available on request.
