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community rail

23 Jan

Shifting Sands: Artist Nicky Thompson revives the classic railway poster

David Simper0 CommentsHeritage, Visual Arts & Exhibitionscommunity rail, community rail lancashire, Exhibition, fylde, fylde borough council, Fylde Coast, lytham hall, railway posters, South Fylde Line Community Rail Partnership, sustainability, sustainable transport, train travel

[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] North West-based artist Nicky Thompson has unveiled a new poster series in the style of the striking railway posters designed and issued in the 1920s and '30s. With influences from Art Deco to Art Nouveau, these eye-catching posters will be exhibited at the lovely Lytham Hall between 4 February 2022 and 30 September 2022. A selection of original heritage railway posters will also be shown alongside them. My previous articles have often mentioned the railway industry as promoting top design work and these posters are another prime example of this. These pieces are real artistic survivors and I…

09 Dec

Posters project brings local railway stations’ history to life

David Simper0 CommentsHeritage, Local News37407, art and photography, community rail, heritage, local heritage, local history, poster art, posters, rail services, railway heritage, railway history, railways, south fylde line, trains

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One might think of railway stations as fairly mundane places that one merely transits through on the way to a final destination. During the British Railways (BR) period, stations ceased to be 'temples of transport' and became utility buildings, one of the reasons that Blackpool North railway station is such a functional design classic. Crossing the brutalist architecture period with the post-Beeching (rail cuts programme) financial squeeze, didn't help. Things like the large logo locomotive livery at one end of the scale and the highly successful High Speed Train at the other, shows that BR could jolly well design…