{"id":2040,"date":"2019-08-19T10:53:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T10:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2040"},"modified":"2022-09-13T11:27:34","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T11:27:34","slug":"the-watts-gallery-and-chapel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/2019\/08\/19\/the-watts-gallery-and-chapel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Watts Gallery and Chapel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wattsgallery.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Watts Gallery, Artists&#8217; Village and Chapel<\/a> lies on the edge of the village of Compton, just a couple of miles outside Guildford. The gallery is a celebration of the work of George Frederick Watts and his wife Mary. They married when he was 69 and she just 36. They moved to their house in Compton in 1891.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 1895 Mary started teaching local people to model in clay and established a pottery business which became the Compton Potters&#8217; Arts Guild. Between 1895 and 1904 Mary and the villagers worked on building the Watts Chapel. The chapel is a strange mix of Art Nouveau, Celtic revival and Romanesque. The exterior of the chapel is decorated with terracotta reliefs while the interior is a riot of painted stucco decoration. George Watts lived just long enough to see the chapel completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from the work of the Watts, the gallery also contains work by William and Evelyn De Morgan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"small\"> Click on the images to see them larger.<\/p>\n\n\n\r\n\t\t<style type='text\/css'>\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\r\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\r\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\r\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\r\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery floatbox galleryid-2040 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail' data-fb-options='group:galleryid-2040'><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1341.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1341-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bust of George Frederick Watts\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1342.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1342-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Bust of Mary Watts\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1354.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1354-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"&#039;Luna&#039; by Evelyn De Morgan, 1885\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1280.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1280-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watts Chapel\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1278-Pano.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1278-Pano-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watts Chapel - detail from exterior frieze\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1260.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1260-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watts Chapel - detail from exterior frieze\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1269.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1269-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watts Chapel - detail from the doorway arch\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1271.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1271-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watts Chapel - detail from the doorway arch\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1291.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1291-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watts Chapel - cherubs representing human souls\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1290.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1290-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watts Chapel - Seraph\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1327.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1327-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watts Chapel - Angel\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\r\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1332.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1332-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Watts Chapel - interior detail\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div style='clear: both; font-size: 0; line-height: 0; height: 0;'><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see <a href=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/panoramas\/watts-chapel.html\">a 360\u00b0 panorama of the interior of the chapel here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/panoramas\/watts-chapel.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"257\" src=\"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DS4_1299-1322-Panorama.jpg\" alt=\"Watts Chapel interior panorama\" class=\"wp-image-2053\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Watts Gallery, Artists&#8217; Village and Chapel lies on the edge of the village of Compton, just a couple of miles outside Guildford. The gallery is a celebration of the work of George Frederick Watts and his wife Mary. They married when he was 69 and she just 36. They moved to their house in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,71,70],"tags":[37,81,14],"class_list":["post-2040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-history","category-panorama","tag-church","tag-history","tag-panorama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2040"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2059,"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040\/revisions\/2059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reeddesign.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}