Around the UK in Classic Railway Posters

for 2 hours
St Matthew's Grosmont
Front street Grosmont Whitby, YO22 5QE, United Kingdom

On Friday 22nd September at 7pm there will be an illustrated talk in the church on Railway Posters by Jane Ellis.
The railway poster evokes fond memories of "the golden age of rail travel" which was probably between the wars, though as with everything else it had humble beginnings and evolved with the advancement of printing techniques and the use of colour. Many of the railway companies used the skills of well-known artists to create the images in their posters, and were proud to be associated with them. We shall see the work of many different artists, using their own very individual styles, before the classic poster as we know it declined with the post-war formation of British Railways.
Tickets are £3 including refreshments, available on the door.

St Mary's Goathland

Our benefice, Middle Esk Moor, was created in 2000 and comprises the parishes of Glaisdale with Lealholm, Egton, Grosmont and Goathland. Our churches are set in the spectacular countryside of the moors and dales of the North York Moors National Park. They can be reached via the A171 Middlesbrough to Whitby road, or the A169 Whitby to Pickering road.

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Around the UK in Classic Railway Posters

for 2 hours
St Matthew's Grosmont
Front street Grosmont Whitby, YO22 5QE, United Kingdom

On Friday 22nd September at 7pm there will be an illustrated talk in the church on Railway Posters by Jane Ellis.
The railway poster evokes fond memories of "the golden age of rail travel" which was probably between the wars, though as with everything else it had humble beginnings and evolved with the advancement of printing techniques and the use of colour. Many of the railway companies used the skills of well-known artists to create the images in their posters, and were proud to be associated with them. We shall see the work of many different artists, using their own very individual styles, before the classic poster as we know it declined with the post-war formation of British Railways.
Tickets are £3 including refreshments, available on the door.

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