Watts Chapel
Compton, Surrey
Landscape, art and remembrance are beautifully blended together in the Grade I listed Watts Chapel.
Its pre Norman tower alone would make this church special, but what makes it both unique and mysterious is its two storey sanctuary.
Compton, Surrey
This dates from the end of the Norman period and consists of a lower sanctuary with a rib vaulted ceiling, above which is the upper sanctuary. Separating the upper sanctuary from the rest of the church is a wooden rail carved from a single block of wood dating from about 1180. That makes it the oldest wooden decorative timberwork in the country.
There is much else of interest to see in the church, including a font of about 1160, medieval patterned wall paintings, a 17th century pulpit, and monuments ranging in date from the 14th to the 18th century.
In the east window is a stained glass panel of the Virgin and Child from the early 13th century.
Compton, Surrey
Landscape, art and remembrance are beautifully blended together in the Grade I listed Watts Chapel.
Godalming, Surrey
Guildford, Surrey
Open to all, the cathedral is a place to explore and learn, a modern cathedral with a truly remarkable story.