Sunny Rhyl poster North Wales – Septimus Scott – c1955
£3.99 – £7.99
Sunny Rhyl poster North Wales – Septimus Scott – c1955
This vintage Sunny Rhyl poster epitomises a typical 1950’s beach scene on almost any British seaside resort. It was illustrated by the artist Septimus Scott and features a young child running across the centre of the poster with a balloon. A small black Scottie dog is chasing and jumping up after a red balloon on the child’s hand. The beach behind them is full of holidaymakers enjoying the holidays in front of the then famous Rhyl Pavillion.
It may seem strange today! Especially to those under the age of 50 years old. In the North West of England, in the days before budget air flights and cheap package holidays abroad, the seaside resorts of Rhyl, Blackpool and the Welsh coast were inundated with thousands of holiday-makers. It was a time when industries, pretty much shutdown for a fortnight. In Crewe, the railway ‘Works’, Rolls Royce Motor Cars and Midland Rollermakers would close. In North Staffordshire, all the pottery manufacturers would shut their doors for ‘Potters” fortnight. Then everyone would go to the seaside and meet up again on holiday. Donkey rides, ice cream, fish and chips, amusement arcades and sandcastles are just some of the memories held dear by thousands of people.
Our posters are carefully and professionally created from vintage originals. Whilst great care is taken in the 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 a 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 bargain of print and frame for a great price.
Description
These digitally enhanced posters are professionally printed with fade resistant inks on to a thick 300gsm silk poster card.
A4 posters are printed on to 300gsm silk artboard
A3, A2 and 50x70cm posters are printed on to 230gsm poster paper
All posters are despatched by 2nd class Royal Mail.Posters are posted in either a hard backed envelope clearly marked ‘Do Not Bend’ or a sturdy postal tube.
This listing is for prints only, frames shown in any photos are not included in the sale.