LFG                                        LATEST NEWS                        24th November 2007

    NEW WEBSITE NOW ONLINE
VIEW OVER 400 CARRIAGE PRINT IMAGES AND ORDER SECURELY ONLINE - ARTISTS' BIOGRAPHIES - MERCHANDISE - ILLUSTRATED LISTINGS  
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RECENT NEWSPAPER & MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Best of British Magazine November edition has a two page feature on the new website. An article on the book and posters appeared in Northampton's Chronicle & Echo recently. To view it, click on the link below:
http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/ViewArticle.aspx?SectionID=255&articleid=2979321

MAPS ADDED
Improvements to the website have appeared. These include new maps of all the carriage print locations by area and a better title bar at the top of each page. You can now see all your local carriage print subjects at a glance.

COMPLETE LIST OF PRINTS AND ARTICLES AVAILABLE
Recent articles on carriage prints I have produced for the Railway Antiques Gazette and the Railway Collector's Journal are available here. Complete series listings for all artistic carriage prints are now available here.

GREETINGS CARDS AVAILABLE
Two greetings cards are available now featuring carriage prints of Dereham, Norfolk by James Fletcher Watson and Wymondham, Norfolk by Leonard Squirrell. Both were published in collaboration with the Mid-Norfolk railway.  see details.

ARTIST'S RELATIVES
A particularly warm welcome to all the friends and relatives of the artists who produced work for the railways over many years. Several of you have been in contact and I have been delighted to have received more biographical information on the artists and have sometimes been able to reciprocate with material and information. One of the huge benefits of the web!

EVALUATIONS ON PRINTS & POSTERS GIVEN
I am happy to be contacted by anyone who seeks an approximate value for carriage prints or posters. (Go to the 'contact details' link at the top of the page to send in details). I normally have prints for sale from my collection (see link at top of this page and click on the magnifying glass icons to see the carriage print images). I may also be able to help if you have anything to exchange or sell from your collections.

MAGAZINE ARTICLES & POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
A book signing tour is planned in the Scottish Highlands in June 2007 (incl. Glenfinnan Station Museum 14th) and recent articles have appeared in Heritage Railway Magazine and Down Your Way magazine. An exhibition of prints took place in Northampton from 3rd - 29th October, with a powerpoint visual presentation by myself in the Circle Cafe, Abington Square, Northampton. Over 80 prints were on display. Thanks to all who came. I have given illustrated talks on carriage prints to Probus and Rotary Club organisations around the country, using powerpoint presentations. Others talks are planned. Local newspaper and magazine articles have been published on the 2nd edition of the book Landscapes under the Luggage Rack in the Nottingham Evening Post, Essex Chronicle, Essex Go Magazine, Southend Evening Echo, Scarborough Evening News, Cumberland News (Carlisle), Grimsby Telegraph, Yorkshire's  Express & Star Staffordshire, Sunderland Echo and 50+ Fresh Horizons magazine.

2ND EDITION OF LANDSCAPES...
Landscapes has now sold over 8,500 copies and the 2nd edition includes more information on artists and carriage print listings. Priced at only £19-50, and still in hardback with an extra colour page, it makes an attractive and affordable gift. Books (ISBN 0952960214), are available via this site or at local bookshops. They can also be obtained through your local library. A colour leaflet about the  book (with order form) is now available from here. The 2nd edition was launched at a large exhibition of carriage prints at the Fraser Gallery, New Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk was a success. Original prints of the area and the book were on sale. Local railway artist, Malcolm Root, also signed his book at the gallery and his superb paintings and prints are worth looking out for.

2007 PRICE & RARITY GUIDE TO RAILWAY POSTERS & CARRIAGE PRINTS SOLD OUT - AWAITING NEW PRINT RUN
The new edition of the Price & Rarity Guide to Carriage Prints and Railway Posters has now sold out but we are hoping for more stock soon. 158 pages of essential information for collectors and the art market. Includes a new section on all railway posters sold in auction - the first time a comprehensive listing of posters has been published.
click here to order when restocked

ENIGMA WAR FILM
I provided original carriage prints for the Kate Winslet, wartime film Enigma - filmed on the Great Central Railway at Loughborough. One of the prints Adelphi Hotel Manchester (specially commissioned for the film) even features in the plot! and promoted some media interest in the subject!

Happy hunting and sincere thanks for browsing the site.

Greg Norden
24th November 2007

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