Category: Churches, chapels and cathedrals

St. Swithun’s Church at Headbourne Worthy, near Winchester

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St Swithun’s  is an 11th c. church on the outskirts of Winchester. I hope this view captures some of the atmosphere of this quiet and often shady spot set amongst clear Hampshire chalk streams. Thi painting is also available as a print from my Etsy shop

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A Garsington Cottage

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Garsington is a village on the eastern fringes of Oxford. The village has achurch with views to the south and towards Oxford and Cowley to the west. Part of Garsington’s charm is the contrast between the old historic core of the village and the modern city outskirts, which to me accentuates the feeling of history […]

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Walking past St. Lawrence’s, Winchester

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One of my more detailed watercolours – this a view of the passageway leading to the ‘Butter’ Cross which passes the small Church of St. Lawrence. It’s entrance is here shown by the sign of a fish above. You can probably tell by the clothing that this is a winter scene- the air chilly but […]

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089 St Woolos Church, Newport

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My view of  St.Woolos Cathedral, Newport. Gwent St. Woolos is situated on top of Stow Hill which overlooks the City of Newport in South Wales. According to legend the church possibly originally dates back to c.500 when it was founded by Gwynllyw, a local warlord and raider, The site is certainly an ancient one. Now […]

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The Madonna of Stellario, Lucca

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Here is another of my watercolours, this time from Lucca, Italy. This is a view of the Statue of the Madonna of Stellario which is sited at a main crossroads on the NE side of the city- a few minutes walk from its famous amphitheatre. If you are in Lucca this is worth taking the […]

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