'The Severn at Shrewsbury', BR poster, c 1950s.

Poster produced for British Railways (BR) to promote rail services to Shrewsbury in Shropshire. The poster shows a view of the Severn with ducks and geese and houses in the background. Artwork by Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971), who studied art at Portsmouth and Southsea Schools of Art. A famous marine painter, he designed posters for the London & North Western Railway (LNWR), the London & Midlands Railway (LMR) and Southern Railway (SR) and organised the Royal Academy series of posters for the London & Midlands Railway (LMR) in 1924.