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A scrapbook containing amusing recollections from the lives of the Allchin family, written and illustrated by Charles Arthur Hannaford (British, 1887-1972) together with a selection of drawing books, sketches, etchings, pen and ink drawings and approximately 380 watercolours by C.A. Hannaford and some by his father Charles Edward Hannaford (1863-1955), to include river views, coastal landscapes, mountain views, townscapes, ruined abbeys and castles, mostly set in Venice, Naples, Holland, London, Cornwall, Norfolk, Yorkshire, Dartmoor and Scotland, some signed; A collection of 8 framed watercolours of various sizes by C.A. Hannaford, containing coastal scenes and townscapes, some set in St Berward, Cornwall, and Tetbury, Gloucestershire, 3 signed 'Hannaford Junr'; A pair of large watercolours of a seascape and a highland landscape by C. E. Hannaford (1863-1955), largest measuring 63 x 87 cm, both signed; An old photograph, presumably of C. E. Hannaford at work.
Provenance: By descent through the family. Charles Arthur Hannaford (1887-1972, exh. 1919-26) was the son of the renowned and prolific coastal and landscape painter, Charles E Hannaford (1863-1955). After his studies at Plymouth Art School, he painted mostly delightful landscapes in watercolour. Despite his artistic talents he went on to pursue a career in banking. Upon retiring, he settled in Wroxham, Norfolk, where he found 'Broads Tours Ltd'. For those visiting Norfolk with his company, he wrote and illustrated a souvenir booklet, The Charm of the Norfolk Broads, which featured many of his watercolours and drawings of local inns, mills and other places of interest. He drew great inspiration from his father's style and from the transient mood and colours of the Broads. His watercolours achieved wider acclaim in Norfolk, where they were especially popular among those who sailed and enjoyed river trips with his company. Hannaford exhibited principally at the Royal Society of British Artists, as well as the RA and Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts.