Poster; Eastcote by District Railway, by Charles Pears, published by Underground Electric Railways Company Ltd, 1913

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Reference number	1983/4/362
Artist	Charles Pears
Dates	1913
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Print code	515-1000-28-2-13
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Poems Men Women Fairies Trees Eastcote Sunset Day trips
Completeness	87% 87% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1013mm
  Width	628mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Brown

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	Eastcote by District Railway
  Text	UNDERGROUND Eastcote By District Railway I am the land of their fathers / In me the virtue stays / I will bring back my children / After certain days. / Over their heads in the branches / Of their new sought ancient trees / I weave an incantation / And draw them to my knees. / Scent of smoke in the evening, / Smell of rain in the night, / The hours, the days and the seasons / Order their souls aright; / Till I make plain the meaning / Of all my thousand years, / Till I fill their hearts with knowledge / While I fill their eyes with tears.

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Stylistic approach	Traditional art

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Charles Pears, 1913
  Printer	Johnson, Riddle & Company Ltd,
  Publisher	Underground Electric Railway Company Ltd, 1913