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Sandham Memorial Chapel Fete
Sandham Memorial Chapel, Harts Lane, Burghclere, Newbury, Berkshire RG20 9JT
Saturday 14 Sep 2024
Sat 14 Sep:1100-1500; Free Entry.
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Sandham Memorial Chapel Fete
Heritage Open Day: Home to an epic series of large-scale murals by the acclaimed artist Stanley Spencer created to honour the ‘forgotten dead' of the First World War. For 2024 Heritage Open Day we are running a Fete style event in the garden with a tombola, children's craft, pop up tea and coffee tent and other activities for everyone to enjoy. It is also a great opportunity to explore Stanley Spencer's Chapel. This modest red-brick building tucked away in the Hampshire village of Burghclere houses an amazing series of paintings inspired by Stanley Spencer's own experiences at the Beaufort Hospital in Bristol and on the Salonika front during the First World War. It is peppered with personal and unexpected details and shows everyday activities rather than the horrors of war.
The site includes an orchard, a Garden of Reflection and picnic tables.
The site includes an orchard, a Garden of Reflection and picnic tables.