LT London The Proud City St Clement Strand WWII
Original vintage London Transport poster - The Proud City - featuring a painting of The Noble Fabric of the Church of St Clement Danes by Walter E. Spradbery (1889-1969) showing people walking by the church spire rising into the blue sky above the city ruins caused by bombing during World War Two with green trees in the foreground and a poem by the English poet John Gay (1685-1732) next to the London Underground roundel logo below - Where the fair columns of St Clement stand Whose straiten’d bounds encroach upon the Strand - and information: This historic church burnt down in an air raid, stood on an "island" in the middle of The Strand, one of London’s busiest streets. This is one of a series of six posters displayed in London by the London Passenger Transport Board. Printed by Baynard Press, London. Fair condition, large restored paper loss on top right corner, small restored paper losses, restored tears, staining, backed on linen.
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