Attention: You are using an outdated browser, device or you do not have the latest version of JavaScript downloaded and so this website may not work as expected. Please download the latest software or switch device to avoid further issues.

Latest News > OP News > Richard Waldron - 1000 miles up the Amazon

Richard Waldron - 1000 miles up the Amazon

7 Nov 2022
Written by Richard Waldron
OP News

Featured

Richard Waldron

The SS Dunstan on whom I served as Third Mate for one last trip up the Amazon to Manaus.

Then, after many adventures, including being locked up in Caracas on a drunken brawl, I left the sea and did my own thing, attending Art School and developing a career as a typographer/graphic designer/lecturer/magazine art editor, and NOW international award winning fine artist at www.richardwaldron-art.org

Similar stories

Morton & Betty Hooper

You are warmly welcomed to leave a message below, share your memories and celebrate the life of Mrs Betty Hooper who we sadly lost in 2026. More...

From Paralympic gold to Windsor Castle, Frankie Allen returned to the royal spotlight as she received her MBE from Princ… More...

The untold story of Pangbourne’s first pop group: teenage rebellion, beat music, royal controversy and four remarkable l… More...

A remarkable link between two founding families, forged in the nineteenth century, has come full circle in a partnership… More...

In 37 lively chapters, based on essays and stories written over the years, OP Ewen Southby-Tailyour (1955-59) covers ma… More...

Most read

Lt Cdr Michael Willmott DSO

Read the fascinating story of OP Lt Cdr Michael Willmott DSO and his service as a submariner in the Second World War in this comprehensive account by … More...

Jimmy Fallon & Sienna Spiro

Old Pangbournian Luca Kennedy designed a 1960s-inspired paper dress in just 8 days for Sienna Spiro’s Tonight Show debut—speed, style, and innovation! More...

Have your say

 
image

Contact Us

Pangbourne, Reading, Berkshire, RG8 8LA
Call 
0118 984 2101

Quick Links

Follow us on Social