1966 Great Fire of London Poster, London Underground, Commemorating the Great Fire, by Edward McKnight Kauffer, The Tube, wall art decor

This original Tube (London Underground) poster "Commemorating the Great Fire" is a poster which was released in 1922, and reprinted in 1966 to co-incide with the 300 year commemoration.
It shows a dramatic abstract depiction of the Great Fire, characterized by intense flames rendered in reds, oranges, and yellows, with black accents, rising from a dark, stylized building silhouette at the bottom.

Text reads: This famous London Transport poster, designed by E. McKnight Kauffer in 1922, is reprinted to commemorate the anniversary of the Great Fire of London in September, 1666. Copies of this and many other London Transport posters may be seen and bought, price 10/- each, at the Poster Shop, 280, Marylebone Road, N.W.1, near Edgware Road, (Circle Line) station.
Artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer
Printed by: The Baynard Press 266/314M/3500
Dimensions: 40 in x 25 in (102 cm x 64 cm)
Condition: Light crinkles to the top of the poster, some light foxing to the top left side, see photos.

The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in England. The Underground has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, opening on 10 January 1863 as the world's first underground passenger railway. The Metropolitan is now part of the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. The first line to operate underground electric traction trains, the City & South London Railway in 1890, is now part of the Northern line.

Anthony Rossiter was a British landscape painter who was educated at Eton and studied painting at Chelsea Art School from 1947-51. Gnarled hedgerows, tumbling stone walls, broken gates, reflections in water and ploughed fields were all his subject matter.

Because of the age of these posters, there are areas of wear and tear, particularly on the edges. I have done my best to take photos where they are torn or stained. The good news is that when framed, the tears press up well against glass, and edges can be hidden by mats. Any wear picked up from years are part of the vintage charm.

When framed these colourful and detailed posters, with vibrant colours can become a centre piece for any room, to remind us of a simpler time.

These posters are sent as unframed. They will be delivered in a cardboard tube for protection.

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