black plaque · England

Black plaque № 70764

Ron Hough 1934-2015. Narrow boat painter who was a cut above the rest. Apprenticed to Frank Nurser in 1950 he worked variously in this yard and elsewhere for nearly 60 years between 1950-2009. He was probably the last of the great narrowboat painters who worked in the twilight era of canal carrying and then in the new era of leisure boating.

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