See It On A Postcard's Thursday Postcard Hunt for a spring and one of the colours that mark its arrival, Yellow
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| Bamforth's 'Tempest Kiddy' Series No 472 (Illustrator Douglas Tempest) |
"Here's a spot of Good Luck ... A Double Dose for You"
A card sent in 1934 from 'Grandma', who was visiting the seaside resort of Blackpool, to Alison in Cheshire.
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| "In the Car" - Roy Lichtenstein |
Fast forward to 1963 and fast cars, a Hitchcock blond in the driving seat and her squared jawed companion. This large Lichtenstein painting is based on the comic book series 'Girls Romances'. (The original story graphic revealed - Tony Abruzzo panel with speech bubble.)
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| SVR Poster Series No 6 - Kidderminster (Artist - Alan Reade) |
A world away is The Falling Sands Viaduct carrying the Severn Valley Railway over the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal whose bridge has the more parochial name of Bridge Number 16.
5 comments:
The colours in the last postcard are quite original. I wonder how the place looks in person.
That speech bubble is perfect! I've been doing a deep dive into the name Falling Sands Viaduct, with no luck as to where it came from, but I have read a lot of interesting stories. That is certainly evoking a nice sunny day.
The SRV postcard is stunning. I love the colors and design.
I love that first one!
Sunny days and sandy river banks, perfect. It is thought that the origin of the areas name is the local geology of the Stour River valley which is sand and gravel and subject to erosion so 'falls' into the river. The viaduct crosses the River Stour as well as the canal.
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