Name/TitleLetchworth Station, Scene at Dusk, oil on board
About this objectOil painting, Letchworth Station, Scene at Dusk. View from footbridge of platforms, awnings. Train approaching from Baldock direction. Grey sky, predominant colours browns & pink. Francis King, 1950. Not accessioned previous to 1984 but in possession of museum before 1978. Wood frame 500 x 710 x 50mm ca. LOCALITY_TYPE station
In 1912, this station replaced a halt built in 1903. The Garden City planners saw good railway links as very important, so it was within walking distance of where people lived, and sidings were built for the factory area.
MakerKing, Francis
Maker RoleArtist
Date Made1950
Medium and Materialsoils & fibreboard
Inscription and Markssignature: bottom: F King Letchworth 25 Silver Street Ashwell
