Poster; The proud city; St Thomas's Hospital and The Houses of Parliament (text written in Farsi), by Walter E Spradbery, 1944

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Reference number	2007/3678
Artist	Walter E Spradbery
Dates	1944
Collection	Posters
Object type	Poster
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Bomb sites Propaganda Poems Houses of Parliament St Thomas's Hospital Big Ben Westminster Bridge William Wordsworth Second World War Propaganda
Completeness	82% 82% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Height	1016mm
  Width	635mm
  Descriptive size	Double royal

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Grey Purple

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Object title	The proud city; St Thomas's Hospital and The Houses of Parliament (Farsi version)
  Text	THE PROUD CITY Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty William Wordsworth Upon Westminster Bridge

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Medium	lithograph

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Artist	Walter E Spradbery, 1944
  Printer	,
  Publisher	London Transport, 1944