Bronze Age Gold from Wales

Paddle Steamer WAVERLEY in dry dock (painting)

Signed and dated in pencil bottom right.

The tradition of pleasure paddle steamers operating in the Bristol Channel is maintained today by the Waverley that visits the area each summer. Built in 1947 to operate on the River Clyde services, she was withdrawn in 1974; however, she was then sold for £1 to a company of volunteers, the Waverley Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., who still operate her today. Waverley now has the distinction of being the world's last sea-going paddle steamer.

The paddle steamer Waverley, built 1885, was renamed HMS Way during World War I.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

91.27I/1

Creation/Production

1965-66 - Swansea College of Art 1966-69 - Norwich School of Art 1972-74 - Ruskin School of Drawing, Oxford Univ. Self employed as an artist with studios in Penarth and the Cotswolds since 1982. Member of the Vale of Glamorgan Artists and the Cardiff Drawing Group.
Role: Artist
Period: 05/04/1987

Acquisition

purchase

Measurements

Length (mm): 496
Width (mm): 330

Techniques

Watercolour on paper
Painting and drawing
Pencil on paper
Painting and drawing

Material

Paper
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