Mildred Nasmith obituary
My friend Mildred Nasmith, who has died aged 92, spent most of her working life on the design side of publishing, chiefly for the Ancient Monuments Directorate and the Civil Aviation Authority. But she also had many interests beyond the office, and was variously a choral singer, clock restorer, bookbinder and Egyptologist.
Mildred was born in Stockport to John Nasmith, an engineer, and his wife, Florence (nee Seed). On leaving Chislehurst and Sidcup girls grammar school, she trained at Central St Martins art school in London, followed by service during the second world war with the Women’s Royal Naval Service. After the war she began working as a scene painter on West End stage productions but eventually abandoned that line of work, saying she no longer enjoyed climbing ladders.
