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Calalily you are 100% correct. I sent the photo to the entimology dept of the Ulster Museum.
it's a Raft Spider aka Fishing Spider Dolomedes fimbraitus. they sit at the edge of ponds and lakes waiting for tell-tale ripples. they dash out and grab the prey even if it is underwater.
this one was on a climbing Dicentra growing at the base of Jane's conservatory. it was 50 yards or so away from her nearest pond.