'Castle Acre', LNER poster, 1923-1947.

Poster produced for the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) to promote rail travel to Norfolk. The poster shows a man and woman walking among the ruins of the 11th century Castle Acre Priory in Norfolk. Artwork by Fred Taylor (1875-1963), who was commisioned in 1930 to design four ceiling paintings for the Underwriting Room at Lloyd's and murals for Reed's Lacquer Room. He exhibited at the Royal Academy and other London galleries and worked for LNER, London Transport and several shipping companies. Dimensions: 1016 mm x 635 mm.