Scarborough LNER Fred Taylor

Original vintage LNER train travel poster for Scarborough featuring a stunning Art Deco design by the notable painter and poster artist Fred Taylor (1875-1963) depicting a scenic view of the iconic South Bay Bathing Pool in the popular North Yorkshire seaside holiday resort town with crowds of people in the spectator seating area in the foreground watching swimmers on the diving board and water slide and people swimming in the outdoor pool with the large sandy beach leading round to The Grand Hotel and Scarborough Spa with the castle on top of the hill in the background, the bold title and information text below - New guide from Town Clerk or any L.N.E.R. agency. The open air sea water Bathing Pool complex in Scarborough was opened in 1915 as the largest swimming pool in Europe; the diving platform and water chute were removed in 1934 and replaced with a high diving board; other changes over the years included the installation of fountains and a children's area; due to the new heated North Bay Pool and a decline in spectator water sport during the 1980s, the pool closed in 1989. Issued by the London and North Eastern Railway. Printed by Chorley and Pickersgill Ltd. Horizontal. Large size. Good condition, restored folds, restored tears, restored paper losses, restored folds, minor staining, backed on linen.