1939 Clevedon GWR Poster (Framed) - By Leonard Cusden
CLEVEDON - ‘The Gem of Sunny Somerset’ - Great Western Railway Poster (1939)
Designed by Leonard Cusden (1898-1979). Printed by Stafford & Co Ltd for Great Western Railway Company. Colour lithograph. Double Royal size - 101cm x63cm. Condition: Currently framed in light plexiglass frame. Very good original and unrestored condition, some folds and creases, no visible tears. A little brown with age. The plexiglass has a few scratches.
The Victorian era saw a growth in popularity of seaside towns like Clevedon; the clean air and leisure activities made accessible with the arrival of the railway. Clevedon station opened in 1847 and ran until was it closed in 1966 as part of the 1960s Beecham review that saw 55% of Britain's stations culled.
The exceptionally rare art deco poster depicts Clevedon's beautiful seafront at the end of the 1930s. The viewer looks North-East, over the roof of the Salthouse (now a pub) towards Clevedon’s Marine Lake (a lido opened in the 1930s and still open to the public today). The eye is taken up the sweeping promenade, passing the Victorian bandstand and up to Clevedon Pier (opened in 1860s).
Leonard Cusden was a commercial artist who designed many posters for the "Great Western Railway" in the 1920s and 30s before moving to The Royal Society for The Prevention of Accidents where he designed a prolific amount of safety posters during the 1940s-50s.
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CLEVEDON - ‘The Gem of Sunny Somerset’ - Great Western Railway Poster (1939)
Designed by Leonard Cusden (1898-1979). Printed by Stafford & Co Ltd for Great Western Railway Company. Colour lithograph. Double Royal size - 101cm x63cm. Condition: Currently framed in light plexiglass frame. Very good original and unrestored condition, some folds and creases, no visible tears. A little brown with age. The plexiglass has a few scratches.
The Victorian era saw a growth in popularity of seaside towns like Clevedon; the clean air and leisure activities made accessible with the arrival of the railway. Clevedon station opened in 1847 and ran until was it closed in 1966 as part of the 1960s Beecham review that saw 55% of Britain's stations culled.
The exceptionally rare art deco poster depicts Clevedon's beautiful seafront at the end of the 1930s. The viewer looks North-East, over the roof of the Salthouse (now a pub) towards Clevedon’s Marine Lake (a lido opened in the 1930s and still open to the public today). The eye is taken up the sweeping promenade, passing the Victorian bandstand and up to Clevedon Pier (opened in 1860s).
Leonard Cusden was a commercial artist who designed many posters for the "Great Western Railway" in the 1920s and 30s before moving to The Royal Society for The Prevention of Accidents where he designed a prolific amount of safety posters during the 1940s-50s.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
CLEVEDON - ‘The Gem of Sunny Somerset’ - Great Western Railway Poster (1939)
Designed by Leonard Cusden (1898-1979). Printed by Stafford & Co Ltd for Great Western Railway Company. Colour lithograph. Double Royal size - 101cm x63cm. Condition: Currently framed in light plexiglass frame. Very good original and unrestored condition, some folds and creases, no visible tears. A little brown with age. The plexiglass has a few scratches.
The Victorian era saw a growth in popularity of seaside towns like Clevedon; the clean air and leisure activities made accessible with the arrival of the railway. Clevedon station opened in 1847 and ran until was it closed in 1966 as part of the 1960s Beecham review that saw 55% of Britain's stations culled.
The exceptionally rare art deco poster depicts Clevedon's beautiful seafront at the end of the 1930s. The viewer looks North-East, over the roof of the Salthouse (now a pub) towards Clevedon’s Marine Lake (a lido opened in the 1930s and still open to the public today). The eye is taken up the sweeping promenade, passing the Victorian bandstand and up to Clevedon Pier (opened in 1860s).
Leonard Cusden was a commercial artist who designed many posters for the "Great Western Railway" in the 1920s and 30s before moving to The Royal Society for The Prevention of Accidents where he designed a prolific amount of safety posters during the 1940s-50s.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation