2022

SU9547 : Compton Cemetery - Celtic cross style gravestone

taken 2 years ago, near to Compton, Surrey, England

Compton Cemetery - Celtic cross style gravestone
Compton Cemetery - Celtic cross style gravestone
This finely made Celtic cross marks one of the graves in Compton Cemetery near to SU9547 : Watts Memorial Chapel. This grave is not listed by English Heritage but two others are (see associated photos in shared description below).
Watts Memorial Chapel & Cemetery

The Watts Memorial Chapel was built by Mary Seton Watts (née Mary Fraser Tytler) (1849–1938) LinkExternal link and the villagers of Compton between 1896 and 1898 in memory of her late husband, the artist G(eorge) F(rederic) Watts (1817–1904) LinkExternal link
It is built of red brick and terracotta in the form of the head of a Celtic Cross. There is remarkable decoration both inside and around the outside of the chapel. The cemetery which surrounds it contains some notable monuments.
The interior in a highly elaborate Art Nouveau style was completed in 1901.
The chapel is EH Grade I listed: LinkExternal link
The cemetery within which it lies is EH Grade II* listed: LinkExternal link and contains several listed monuments.
See also LinkExternal link for information on visiting the nearby Watts Gallery and Artists' Village complex and Limnerslease House.


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Village, Rural settlement Religious sites Style: Celtic Primary Subject: Gravestone other tags: Cemetery Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SU9547, 265 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Rob Farrow   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 4 June, 2022   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 8 June, 2022
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9563 4738 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:13.0573N 0:37.9283W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 9563 4738
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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