Your Questions Answered

Yes! The posters that you see in our website shop and within our physical gallery here in Pateley Bridge, Harrogate are just the tip of the iceberg.

Owen has been adding to his vast personal collection for the last 50 years and now he’s made the decision to share his collection with the wider public.

Yes. It is safe and secure to checkout on our domain.

The padlock symbol that you see displayed in your browser for our website, means that our website is secure.

We accept all major debit and credit cards.

Yes. In the Gallery, we have many rare and vintage original posters for you to browse at your leisure with more being regularly catalogued. 

There’s something about owning an original poster that you can’t achieve with a print.

The slight blemishes, signs of folding etc are part of the living history of that poster and the cinema where it was originally displayed and then saved by someone for prosperity instead of being disposed of in a rubbish bin.

An original poster helps connect the poster’s owner to the artist who created the poster and of course, to the film itself.

Co-Owner, Owen appreciates the ‘journey’ leading to the purchase of a poster. It’s always been about the art for him first and the movie second.

Having the original poster means purchasing a piece of movie history and that’s special!

CONDITION OF POSTERS

All our posters are originals and were issued by the film studios or their distributors, for display in cinemas or for the film’s promotion. We grade the condition of our posters using the following descriptions - Excellent, Very Good and Good. We will always describe any imperfections in the listing of the poster.

The posters are displayed in the gallery in acid free browsing folders or stored in special movie poster archival boxes and architects plan drawers.

Our posters are all individual and have been collected by Owen over many years (he is still collecting more!). Older posters were usually folded but not always, before being sent out to the cinemas. After the mid 1980s, posters were then usually rolled, again not always and sent out in cardboard tubes. We send out our posters rolled and packaged in strong postal tubes.

EXCELLENT

These posters are in “as issued condition” and some have not been displayed. Imperfections - if any - are very minor and will be listed in the description.

VERY GOOD

These posters may have pinholes in the borders and slight handling creasing. Any faults will be listed in the description.

GOOD

These posters may have pinholes in the borders, edge creasing, minor wear along fold lines, small tears in the borders. Tears and fold line damage will be repaired using acid free archival repair tape. Any faults will be listed in the description.

QUAD POSTER

The Quad Poster (also known as the UK Quad) is the size used by cinemas throughout the United Kingdom. This poster measures 30” x 40” (76cm x 101.6cm) and is in landscape orientation.

ONE SHEET POSTER

The One Sheet Poster (also known as a US One Sheet) is the size used by cinemas (or theatres as they say) throughout the USA. The size of this poster is 27” x 40” (68.6cm x 101.6cm) and is in portrait orientation.

Prior to the mid 1980’s, the size of the US One Sheet was 27” x 41” (68.6cm x 104.0cm).

OTHER POSTER SIZES

There are many other sizes of film posters for example: Bus Stop, London Underground, US Subway, Window Cards, and Lobby Cards. Foreign posters come in a variety of sizes and orientations.

We always list the size and orientation of our posters in the description.

Postage is always FREE within the UK.

Yes but it may take some time to go through our collection catalogue, but we’ll always do our best.

It is a printed, dated and signed certificate that confirms that your poster is from the private collection of Owen (Eric) Broadbent.

The Certificate confirms that the poster you have purchased was printed specifically for use in, or near, a cinema.

The Tordoff Gallery does not sell any reprints or reproductions.

When posters have been stored badly ie. folded, damage can sometimes occur. Linen-backing is the preferred archival method for conserving and/or restoring a poster and can improve the overall appearance of a poster and potentially, increase its value.

It’s the recommended archival method for conserving and/or restoring a poster.

We are open Tuesday to Saturday 11 am 4 pm.

We’re about 11 miles West of Ripon, 13 miles North-West of Harrogate, 16 miles North-East of Skipton and approximately 16 miles North of Otley.

You’ll find a map on our About page.  Postcode: HG3 5AW

Yes, we do. If you’d like to book an appointment with us, we’d be happy to help in any way we can.

Yes, we welcome enquiries.

Beverages can be provided upon request.

Please get in touch with us.

By all means - we love showing off the posters in our Pateley Bridge, Harrogate gallery!

Our gallery is situated in an Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and there’s lots to do and see - why not pay us a visit and explore the area.

All posters are rolled in a sturdy cardboard tube, lined with brown kraft paper and the ends are also lined with bubble wrap.

All orders take 1-2 business days (we’re open Tues-Sat) to process and are mailed via 24-48 hour Royal Mail Tracked Delivery.