Great Western Railway poster featuring Blarney Castle, 1904

A black-on-white outline of an evocative poster promoting rail travel to Southern Ireland and “its lakes and landscapes” from London Paddington using text with bubble letters. Blarney Castle stands tall and proud in the background, nestled amongst trees of various shades of green and brown. A meandering path leads the eye to a setting sun.
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Great Western Railway poster featuring Blarney Castle. 1904. Catalogue ref: COPY 1/219 f102.

 

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Things to think about while working on this image:

  1. Have you kissed the Blarney Stone? What do you know about it?
  2. Have you ever travelled by train to visit a historic site, such as this castle? Where did you go?
  3. Notice the bubble writing on the poster. Can you remember playing with writing styles when you were younger – can you still do it? Perhaps you have a knack for it.

Instructions:

  1. Right-click on the image and save it to your computer.
  2. If you’d like to colour in the image on your computer, you can open it in an image editing software, such as Paint or Photoshop.
  3. To print, open the image and click ‘Print’. Make sure that the orientation is correct (landscape or portrait).
  4. Print and enjoy!
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