Artists mourn the death of guild founder and driving force Frank
Mar 15, 2022
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By Geoff Courtney
FRANK Hodges – the driving force behind the formation of the Guild of Railway Artists, despite not being an artist himself – has died aged 79.
His death on February 10 has led to tributes from two of the guild’s fellows, including Philip Hawkins, who described him as “a lovely man, without whom there would be no guild.”
Warwick-born Frank, whose wide range of interests included music, walking, travelling, and brewing beer, became a railway enthusiast at an early age. Inspired by
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