Philip Nevil "Farn" Carpmael (1908–1988) was an English rower who won the Wingfield Sculls twice.
He led a team for two years running to Australia where they won easily against extremely tough opposition.
Carpmael joined London Rowing Club and in 1948 was the first winner of the Norfolk Sculls.
Anne and her former husband had purchased a small cottage, fronting the River Thames at Goring-on-Thames and as surrounding land came up for sale, they bought it to preserve the flora and fauna.
Prior to her death in 2003 she established a Charitable Trust to preserve the house and riverside land as Withymead nature reserve.