MINAHAN, Lydia
As Lydia Margaret Funnell, she was born at 46 Le Gendre Street, Bolton, Lancashire in May 1942, daughter of James Henry Funnell (12 April 1898-1974) and his wife Annie née Haslam (10 February 1908-1970) who married at Bolton in 1931. At the age of 13 she entered an art school. As Lydia Margaret Eveleigh, she married at Bury St Edmund's, Suffolk in October 1992, bloodstock insurance expert, racehorse owner and breeder Terence John Minahan (March 1937-12 February 2015) and paints as Lydia Minahan. She painted three horse related pictures in Newmarket, all dated 1996 and is the illustrator of 'Racing Town: The Old Stables of Newmarket' (1999). She and her husband Terence opened the Equus Art Gallery in Sun Lane, Newmarket, now the Sun Lane Craft Gallery and lived at 10 Doris Street, Newmarket, Suffolk.
Works by This Artist
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The Fountain, Palace House StablesOil & mixed media on card
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The Blacksmith and Head Lass, Hurworth HouseOil & mixed media on card
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Sweat Boxes of Fred Archer, Heath House StablesOil & mixed media on card
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Head of a FoalGouache
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A JockeyWatercolour
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