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Poster; In London's country, by Leonard Cyril Deighton, 1957

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Main details

Main details for this item.
Reference number
1983/4/6931
Artist
Dates
1957
Collection
Object type
  • Poster
Print code
257/268M/2500
Location
Topics
Completeness
85%
  • Physical description

    Dimensions
    AttributeValue
    Height
    1016mm
    Width
    635mm
    Descriptive size
    Double royal
    Item content
    AttributeValue
    Object title
    In London's country
    Text
    In London's Country there are still many villages, described in Domesday, whose beauty survives. Here cottages crouch round the green or follow the line of the road as casually as the trees. The Londoner should often see these quiet places as an antidote to his crowded streets. The visitor from abroad cannot claim to have really seen London if he has neglected London's country and has not seen its villages. They offer a rewarding and a revealing sample of the essential England. London Transport's green Country Buses link these villages with Green Line coaches and the Underground. Write to the Public Relations Officer...
  • People involved

    RolePerson(s) involved
    Artist
    Len Deighton, 1957
    Printer
    Curwen Press, 1957
    Publisher
    London Transport, 1957