Sandham Memorial Chapel - Burghclere, Newbury, Hampshire, England - National Trust U.K. on Waymarking.com

Sandham Memorial Chapel is located about 18 NW of Basingstroke. A gentle country road leads out to this landmark.

From the Sandham Memorial Chapel website:

Sandham Memorial Chapel houses what is arguably the most important series of paintings by the Modern British artist, Sir Stanley Spencer (1891-1959). The chapel is a temple to the genius of Spencer, who wanted to express in paint his military experience during the Great War.

His nineteen canvases, which took six years to complete, are unique in that they depict everyday routine rather than the horror of combat. His initial posting as a medical orderly at Beaufort Hospital in Bristol instilled in him a sense that the everyday and the menial could bring him closer to God. His wartime service took him to Macedonia where he continued service as a medical orderly and later as an infantryman.

The chapel, which was inspired by Giotto’s Arena Chapel in Padua, was paid for by the patrons and collectors John Louis and Mary Behrend, who later dedicated the chapel to Mary Behrend’s brother, Harry Sandham, who had died in 1920, shortly after returning from active duty.

The chapel building can be seen in Google Street View.

The address of property, including Postcode.: Harts Lane, Burghclere, near Newbury, Hampshire, RG20 9JT The charges to visitors and opening hours.: Adult £9 Child £4.50 Family £22.50 Web page: [Web Link] Parking place (optional): N 51° 20.636 W 001° 20.144 References: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sandham-memorial-chapel?PlaceMapClick=290 National Trust member: no

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