{"id":14184,"date":"2022-03-17T21:24:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T11:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railwayblogger.com\/?p=3826"},"modified":"2022-03-17T21:24:20","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T11:24:20","slug":"original-railway-posters-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=14184","title":{"rendered":"Original Railway Posters Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"

An exhibition of 40 vintage railway posters celebrating Britain\u2019s \u2018Golden Age of Travel\u2019 opens from 19th March to the 26th June 2022 at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, County Durham.<\/p>\n

Edinburgh to London & Beyond<\/em> is a collection of original railway posters from the 1920\u2019s through to the 1950\u2019s.<\/a><\/p>\n

All sourced from private collections, these vibrant art-deco and modernist posters turned railway platforms into inspirational art displays, tempting people to take a holiday or day-trip by train.<\/p>\n

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Original Railway Posters on display at Ushaw House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andrew Heard, exhibition curator and visitor programmes manager at Ushaw, said: \u201cRailway posters from this period were early examples of glamorous and aspirational travel marketing for the masses.<\/p>\n

Train travel shrank the country and enabled journeys over previously unrealistic distances to the coast and the countryside. Rail companies promoted these destinations by hiring some of Britain\u2019s finest artists to produce beautiful images of holiday and leisure destinations.”<\/p>\n

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Redcar (Beach) by Leonard Cusden – Science Museum Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

“We are thrilled to bring together such a significant collection of mid-twentieth century vintage railway posters, here at Ushaw. Visitors will journey from Edinburgh to London and beyond and be transported back in time, stopping at many iconic branch line destinations along the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The collection includes posters from London, Edinburgh, Suffolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, York, North Yorkshire, Redcar, Durham, Newcastle, Northumberland and the Scottish Borders.<\/p>\n

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London (Trafalgar Square) – \u00a9Claude Buckle Estate. All rights reserved 2022 and Durham (Cathedral and River Wear) Harry Tittensor 1924<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Terry Buckle is a volunteer gardener at Ushaw. A chance mention of his father Claude Henry Buckle – one of Britain\u2019s most prolific designers of railway posters \u2013 provided the inspiration for Ushaw to stage the exhibition.<\/p>\n

Claude Buckle produced designs for over 100 railway posters in watercolour and oil; three of his original posters feature at Ushaw.<\/p>\n

Terry Buckle said: \u201cThe posters are based on small sketches and watercolour paintings which were pitched to advertising managers at the railway companies. If they were selected, they were lithographically printed and hung in stations up and down the country.<\/p>\n

They capture a moment in time and are a window into Britain\u2019s social history. I\u2019m incredibly proud to see my father\u2019s work displayed for younger generations to enjoy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Northumberland (Seahouses Boats) – Science Museum Group<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Frank Henry Mason<\/h3>\n

Another well-known artist to feature prominently in the exhibition is Hartlepool born Frank Henry Mason.<\/p>\n

Mason was a marine artist hired by LNER to create scores of posters for the mainly coastal stops on the line from London to Scotland. Mason designed his first poster in 1910 for the Great Northern Railway; his last poster design, for the nationalised British Railways, was produced in 1961.<\/p>\n

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Whitby Abbey by Frank Henry Mason credit Ushaw Historic House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWe are fortunate to be able to include numerous posters by Frank Henry Mason in the exhibition. Durham is known as the \u2018Cradle of the Railways\u2019 because it was here that Locomotion No. 1, the world\u2019s first steam-powered passenger engine operated on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825. This exhibition celebrates a bygone era of rail travel but also reflects the North East\u2019s pioneering heritage as the birthplace of passenger rail,\u201d said Heard.<\/p>\n

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Railway Posters by Frank Henry Mason credit Ushaw Historic House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ushaw Historic House and Gardents<\/h3>\n

Ushaw, a historic Georgian house, park and gardens, is also hosting rail-inspired activities throughout the Summer for visitors, including an outdoor miniature steam locomotive and a large scale installation of a model railway.<\/p>\n

Edinburgh to London & Beyond<\/a><\/em> opens March 19 and runs through until June 26 in the William Allen Gallery, daily 11am to 4pm. Exhibition access is included in the price of admission.<\/p>\n

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You can buy prints of railway posters at Amazon in the form of framed prints, birthday cards and more. Click here to find out what’s available.<\/a><\/p>\n

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An exhibition of 40 vintage railway posters celebrating Britain\u2019s \u2018Golden Age of Travel\u2019 opens from 19th March to the 26th June 2022 at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, County Durham. Edinburgh to London & Beyond is a collection of original railway posters from the 1920\u2019s through to the 1950\u2019s. All sourced from private collections, [\u2026]<\/p>\n

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