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The Watts Mortuary Chapel

September 4th, 2007

The Watts Mortuary Chapel at Compton, near Guildford, Surrey, is a remarkable building. It was built in memory of the painter George Frederic Watts by his widow, Mary, in 1895. The chapel is decorated with terracotta on the inside and out. The inside has elaborate murals on the walls. The design is Art Nouveau with themes borrowed from, for example, Celtic art. There is a labyrinth motif on the corbels outside, repeated on the gilded terracotta altar.

The Watts Gallery is nearby. G F Watts created the memorials in Postman’s Park, London.

the Watts Mortuary Chapel

terracotta angel with maze

Altar of the Watts Chapel

Mosaics in Norfolk Street, Cambridge

September 4th, 2007

Color me Grout!

July 24th, 2007

Mosaics in Sicily - 650 new photos

July 18th, 2007