THE quality of artwork being displayed on poster boards in Worcestershire came under scrutiny from the Journal at this time a century ago.
"Crowquill", in his comment column for this week of 1904, had this to say: "The poster has not even yet reached the highest state of its development, but whether we shall ever have in England a committee of taste to decide if a design is worthy of a place on our wooden walls is doubtful - the matter may safely be left to the advertisers who have already discovered that cheap and nasty art does not pay.
"Our railways have been the last to discard the stodgy poster and have now introduced some sweetness and colour into their announcements of seasonal excursions."
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