Compton Cemetery & Chapel revisited (B)
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Compton Cemetery & Chapel revisited (B)
Image: © Basher Eyre Taken: 29 Jun 2024
From her early days in Compton, Mary Watts began to teach clay modelling skills to local people. This lead to the formation of Compton Pottery. It was run as a guild. Most of the clay used was mined from a seam on the land she and her husband, the artist G.F. Watts, owned. Several of the graves in this century are perfect examples of the Potters’ Art Guild style. Mary Watts frequently acknowledged that her inspiration for the pottery came from the ideals of the Home Arts and Industries Association. Its aim was twofold: to prevent traditional handicrafts from being supplanted; and provide work for local people in the face of rural unemployment.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.218077
Longitude
-0.632697