Who was Nellie Payne?

Plaque, All Hallows by the Tower, London. Carved 1953.

Plaque, All Hallows by the Tower, London. Carved 1953. Plaque. All Hallows by the Tower, London All Hallows plaque close up All Hallows plaque close up Possum All Hallows plaque close up Platypus DB27 Nellie carved this piece aged 88 or 89 and is believed to be one of the last major carvings that she […]

Memorial plaque, Church of St John the Baptist, Ouse. Carved 1918.

Memorial plaque, Church of St John the Baptist, Ouse. Carved 1918. DB128 “Ellen Nora Payne – Woodcarver of Tasmania” by Russell Atkinson, page 72 “Mrs Payne carved in 1918 a plaque for the Church of St John the Baptist at Ouse, Tasmania, in memory of Alexander Douglas Bethune, who had died at Walker’s Ridge, Gallipoli, […]