Bude, Cornwall. Vintage SR Travel poster by Herbert Alker Tripp. 1947

Product code: S-279

Product information

Poster produced for Southern Railway in 1947 to promote rail travel to Bude in Cornwall. The artist has painted a couple with a small dog, sitting on the edge of a cliff overlooking the beach. Artwork by Herbert Alker Tripp (1883-1954), who had a long and successful career with New Scotland Yard, painting in his spare time and after his retirement. He designed posters for Southern Railway and Great Western Railway and was knighted in 1945.

This is truly an outstanding quality poster. It is printed on Fuji crystal archive photographic paper and is by no means a flimsy poster.

Dimensions-
Width 50cm, Height 70cm
Width 70cm, Height 100cm
These poster sizes will fit many popular frames that can be purchased in framers and shops such as Ikea.