Chester

Chester – Old Dee Bridge

This is a superb 1935 GWR Poster , with the Old Dee Bridge in the foreground , painted from Handbridge looking North .

The colouring in this poster is very unusual but makes it quite outstanding and a delight to the eye . Chester was granted city status in 1541 but was strategic long before then . The Romans noted the sweeping S bend in the river Dee with high ground inside one of the loops so built a fort there in 79AD.

Artwork by Leonard Squirrell (1893-1979)

Code number 63845

The outside dimensions of these posters are 70cm x 50cm ( 27.6 inches x 19.7 inches ), designed to fit a standard IKEA frame.