Vintage NORTHUMBERLAND Map, 1946, Ernest Clegg, Morpeth Hexham

A wonderful piece commissioned to commemorate World War II and to mark the importance that agriculture, industry and the role that women played on the home front in securing that victory. Northumberland served as an important training ground during World War 2 with artillery and tank ranges located there. First Canadian Contingent and Australian Forestry Unit were also based there.

The map details towns, larger villages, rivers and the industrial and agricultural products produced within those areas. It gives special mention to the role of the Women's Land Army and the importance of British farms along with excerpts of Winston Churchill's speeches.

This vibrant work brings to life part of our recent history and is a masterpiece of it's kind. This classic piece would look stunning mounted and would form a centrepiece of any room.

This print is produced on premium heavyweight 230 gsm paper and uses the finest quality inks that will not fade or smudge.

Features:
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• A decorative Crest of Northumberland
• An excerpt from one of Churchill's speeches - "Religion has been a rock in the life and character of the British people ..."
• A vignette of the See of Newcastle and its Cathedral
• The Women's Land Army crest
• A detailed geographical representation of the landscape, rivers and production of Northumberland
• Superb Vignettes of sites of Historical interest - Alnwick and Bamburgh Castles and Lindisfarne Priory
• Illustration of HMS King George V, built at Vickers-Armstrong Naval Yard, Newcastle upon Tyne