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East Coast Landmarks, Happisburgh near Stalham

Collection:  NRM - Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Object Name:  poster
Maker:  Mason, Frank Henry; British Railways, Eastern Region; Jordison and Company Limited
Date Made:  1958
Materials:  paper
Measurements:  overall: 632 x 1017mm

Description:  Poster, British Railways (Eastern Region), East Coast Landmarks, Happisburgh near Stalham, by Frank H Mason, 1958. Coloured lithograph depicting Happisburgh lighthouse on the north coast of Norfolk. It shows the lighthouse, painted in red and white bands, at night. The light is shining from the top of the tower, while the moon lights the sea beyond. Text below with the British Railways 'totem' logo at left. Part of the See Britain by Train series. Text in bottom margin reads "Published by British Railways (Eastern Region) (P.P. 1164). Printed in Great Britain. Jordison & Co., Ltd., London and Middlesbrough". Format: double royal.

Object Number:  1998-10058

3 Related People

Jordison and Company Limited
active 1930s, printer; poster printer, London; Middlesbrough
Mason, Frank Henry
1876-1965, poster artist; artist; painter; marine painter; draughtsman; etcher; author, English
British Railways, Eastern Region
1948-1992, regional railway company, British
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