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Nancy Larcombe We were saddened to learn of the death last October of the well-known and much travelled waterways artist Nancy Larcombe. Nancy’s drawings and paintings captured many waterways scenes both locally and farther afield. It is due to her efforts that we have such a vivid record of the life and times of Captain Steve White, one of the last River Wey Bargemasters, in the book ‘Captain White’s River Life’ that was published jointly by Nancy and Steve in 1985. This contained many of Nancy’s sketches of scenes on the River Wey and we were privileged that Ulick Palmer (IWA’s River Wey Representative at the time) was asked to write the Foreword to that publication.
Nancy’s support for the Guildford Water Festivals (organised by the Guildford & Reading Branch from 1985 to 1989) was much valued and appreciated. In the year in which the Festival was celebrating the life of Lewis Carroll she painted her own appreciated. In the year in appreciated. In the appreciated. the year in year in impression ofIn Alice. ppreciated.which In the the year inthe Festival which the Festival was which was Festival was Towed Haul with Nancy’s appreciated. In the year in which the Festival was celebrating the life of Lew celebrating the life of Lewis celebrating the life of Lewis painting of Alice which Festival was elebrating the life the of Lewis Carroll she painted her ow Carroll she painted her own Carroll she painted own [Photo: Ray Carnell] celebrating the life ofher Lewis Carroll she painted her own impression of Alice. impression of Alice. impression of Alice. Carroll mpression of Alice.she painted her own Towed Haul with Towed Haul with Nancy’s Her tales of the waterways extended far Nancy’s impression of Alice. Towed with painting of Alice paintingpainting of Aliceof Alice beyond ourHaul localTowed areaNancy’s as she travelled around Haul with Nancy’s ainting of Alice [Photo: Ray Carnell] [Photo: Raycanals Carnell] the country’s aboard her Narrowboat painting of Alice [Photo: Ray Carnell] towing her floating art gallery Nancy [Photo:BellRay Carnell] Her of thethe waterways extended far Her tales oftales the waterways extended far Towed Haul. Indeed tales of her travels Her tales of the waterways extended far beyond our local area as she travelled around beyond our local area as she travelled around weretales serialised in Canal & Riverboat Her of the waterways extended along far beyond our local area as she travelled around the country’s canals aboard her She Narrowboat the country’s canals aboard her Narrowboat with her sketches to illustrate the text. our localher area as she travelled around the country’sbeyond canals aboard Narrowboat Nancy Bellstory towing floating art gallery Nancy Bell towing her floating gallery told Nancy Bell’s in her a book entitled A the country’s canals aboard herart Narrowboat Nancy Bell towing her floating art gallery Towed Haul. Indeed theoftales of her travels Towed Haul. Indeed the tales her travels Boat’s Life. Her painting of Walsham Gates Nancy Bell towing her floating art gallery Towed Haul.featured Indeed theone tales of her were serialised in travels Canal & Riverboat were serialised in & Riverboat along along on ofCanal IWA’s Christmas Towed Haul. the along tales of herCards. travels were serialised inher Canal &Indeed Riverboat with her sketches to illustrate the text. She with sketches to illustrate the text. She When, in 2004, the proposals (at that time) were serialised inthe Canal & She Riverboat along with her sketches totold illustrate text. Nancy Bell’s story in aentitled book entitled A told Nancy Bell’s story in a book A were to develop the Brewery Road Woking with her sketches to illustrate She told Nancy Bell’s story inHer aLife. book entitled Atheoftext. Boat’s Her painting Walsham Gates Boat’s Life. painting of Walsham Gates site as the new SCC County Hall, Nancy was told Nancy Bell’s story in Gates a book entitled A Boat’s Life. on Her painting of Walsham featured on of Christmas IWA’s Christmas featured onprovide one of one IWA’s Cards. hand to us with her impression ofCards. Boat’s Life. Her painting of Walsham Gates featured on one of IWA’s Christmas Cards. When, in 2004, the proposals (at that time) When, in 2004, the proposals (at that time) how the Surrey Hampshire Canal Society’s featured on one&of(at IWA’s Christmas Cards. When, in 2004, thetowere proposals that time) tomoorings develop the Brewery Road Woking were develop the Brewery Road Woking proposals for might be incorporated When, inBrewery 2004, the proposals (at that time) were to develop Road Woking sitethe as planned the newCounty SCC County Hall, Nancy site the as new SCC Hall, was was alongside development. were tothe develop the Brewery RoadNancy Woking site as the new SCC County Hall, Nancy was ontohand to provide us with her impression of on hand provide us with her impression of site as the newher SCC County Hall, was handSnell] to provide with impression of Nancy how the Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society’s how theus Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society’s Nancy with paintings [Photo:on Alison on hand to provide us with her impression of how the Surrey & Hampshire Canal Society’s proposals for moorings might be incorporated proposals for moorings might Canal be incorporated how the Surrey & be Hampshire Society’s proposals for moorings might incorporated alongside the planned development. alongside the planned development. When Nancy sold her boat she generously donated to the Branch Sales Stand many proposals for moorings might be incorporated alongside the planned development. of the books she kept on board – a number of thesethe willplanned be found on the Branch Stand alongside development. Nancy of with paintings [Pho Nancy with paintings [Photo: Alison Snell] A3 size) of Nancy’s sketch Nancy with paintings [Photo: Alison Snell] in the coming season together with prints (approx Nancy with paintings [Photo: Alison Snell] Harmsworth’s barge ‘Josephine’ at Moons Guildford in Nancy with paintings [Photo: Alison Snell] Timber Wharf in the centre of When Nancy sold her boa When Nancy sold her sheWhite’s generously donated to the Branch Sales Stand many When Nancy sold from her boat she generously donated to the Branch Sales Stand many the 1930s (copied one ofboat Steve collection of river Wey pictures). RC When Nancy sold her boatbooks she generously Branch Sales will Stand many of the books she kept of the she kept ondonated board –toa the number of these be found on the Branch Standon b