Cornwall - Penzance

Cornwall

The Pier at Penzance

This s a post WW2 GWR Poster depicting the Harbour and Pier at Penzance and was issued in 1946.

Before the second World War the Cornish Riviera Express was the ' GWR’ flagship run , leaving London Paddington at 10.30am and arriving in Penzance at 4.55pm. This service had been introduced as early as 1904 and was helped by the issue of a series of books , the first book ever to be published by a Railway company

Artwork by Leonard Richmond ( 1889 -1965 )

Code number 62138

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