New Brighton & Wallasey poster – Claude Buckle – 1935

Poster: New Brighton & Wallasey poster – Claude Buckle – 1935

This vintage New Brighton and Wallasey poster was created by the renowned artist Claude Buckle. Over the years, Buckle created a lot of railway posters for the Big Four railway companies. This vintage train travel poster was produced by the London Midland & Scottish railway (LMS) and features the New Brighton Lighthouse and the historic Fort Perch Rock. The seaside scene includes visitors walking across the sandy beach in front of the old fort. A menagerie of ships, liners and boats can be seen on the River Mersey, along with the famous Liverpool dockyards in the distance.

The poster reads:  – New Brighton and Wallasey – Served by the LMS. Guide book on application to the Town Clerk Wallasey For particulars of cheap tickets and train services apply any LMS station. Printed in England by S.C Allen and Company Ltd, 20 Gerrard Street London.

New Brighton and Wallasey are situated at the north eastern corner, and most northerly point, of the Wirral Peninsula, at the western side of the mouth of the River Mersey. The area had a reputation for smuggling and wrecking and secret tunnels and underground cellars are still believed to exist. The New Brighton Lighthouse was originally known as Perch Rock Lighthouse. Construction of the present structure began in 1827 though a light had been maintained on the rock since 1683.

In 1830, a Liverpool merchant, James Atherton, purchased 170 acresof land at Rock Point, which enjoyed views out to sea and across the Mersey. His aim was to develop it as a desirable residential and watering place for the gentry. Taking Brighton, at the time, the most elegant seaside resorts of the Regency period. in Britain as his inspiration,  even naming the area ‘New Brighton’. With the introduction of the railways, New Brighton developed as a very popular seaside resort serving Liverpool and the Lancashire industrial towns.

Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in he production of these posters, we also try to maintain a vintage feel, so there may be small imperfections, fold marks, scuffs, tears or marks that were part of the original poster master. If these do appear they should be visible on the larger views of the item on this listing. The originals of many of the posters we offer can cost many thousands of pounds, so whilst these posters look great, especially framed and mounted on a wall, they are intended as fun, affordable reproductions and not intended fine art prints.

The 50x70cm version has been specially produced to be used in conjunction with Ikea’s 50x70cm Ribba picture frame which currently retails for around £12. So you can bag a print and a frame for a great price.