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Lancaster Castle Collection: NRM - Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills Object Name: poster Maker: Steel, Kenneth; Stafford & Company Limited; British Railways (London Midland Region) Date Made: 1959 Materials: paper Measurements: overall: 40 x 25 in.; 101.6 x 63.5 cm |
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Description: Poster, British Railways (London Midland Region), Lancaster Castle, by Kenneth Steel, 1959. Coloured lithograph depicting the castle keep among trees. Acompanying text below reads "Showplace of the historic city, the castle is mainly 11th century Norman, but was strengthened and enlarged by John of Gaunt in the 14th century." The nearest stations are given as "Lancaster Castle or Lancaster Green Ayre station". At right is the British Railways 'totem' logo. Text in bottom margin reads "Published by British Railways (London Midland Region) L.M. 22159, Printed in Great Britain by Stafford & Co. Ltd., Netherfield, Nottingham". Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm. |
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| Steel, Kenneth 1906-1970, poster artist; painter; engraver; lithographer, British | |
| Stafford and Company Limited active 1880s-1960s, printer; poster printer, Netherfield & London | |
| British Railways, London Midland Region 1948-1992, railway company regional authority, British | |
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