Original 1950s British Railways / Southern Region travel poster for Swanage (Dorset) by Kenneth Bromfield, printed by Chromoworks Ltd., London. A sun-washed seaside view with bold foliage, beach huts and chalk cliffs, finished with the classic strapline “Fast Trains from London (Waterloo)”—a bright, decorator-friendly coastal piece.
Artist: Kenneth Bromfield (1919–2002)
Year: c.1950s
Size: 39.6 × 24.5 in (100.5 × 62.5 cm)
Printing: Lithograph on paper; Chromoworks Ltd., London
Condition: B (Good) — light age traces; professionally mounted to backing paper; colours remain fresh
Authenticity: Original mid-century printing (not a reproduction). Signed Certificate of Authenticity included.
Bromfield’s modern, graphic style helped define post-war seaside publicity; here the palette of Caribbean blues and warm sands sells Swanage as a tranquil alternative to busier south-coast resorts. A strong British Railways poster for coastal/tropical interiors, holiday homes and travel walls.
Ships rolled in a heavy-duty archival tube, tracked & fully insured.
