Galleries · South East England
Watts Gallery
Watts Gallery — art gallery in Compton, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Farncombe · 3.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Watts Gallery is an art gallery in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1904. Designed by Christopher Hatton Turnor. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Address: GU3 1DQ. Wikidata describes it as: "art gallery in Compton, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 51.2214°, -0.6289°.
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Official information
House and art gallery dedicated to the work of the Victorian-era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts.
Read more on the official property page.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Surrey Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Watts Gallery – Artists' Village is an art gallery in the village of Compton, near Guildford in Surrey. It is dedicated to the work of the Victorian-era painter and sculptor George Frederic Watts. The gallery has been Grade II* listed on the National Heritage List for England since June 1975.
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Background
History
Watts moved to "Limnerslease" in Compton in 1891, and with his artist wife, Mary Fraser-Tytler, planned a museum devoted to his work, which opened in April 1904, just before his death. The architect of the Gallery was Christopher Hatton Turnor, an admirer of Edwin Lutyens and C.F.A. Voysey. Inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, the building contains top-lit galleries that allow Watts's work to be displayed under natural light. It is one of only a few galleries in the UK devoted to a single artist and is often hailed as a national gallery in the heart of a village. The present director is Alistair Burtenshaw and the curator is Dr Cicely Robinson. Former curators include Dr Nicholas…
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- Coordinates
- 51.2214, -0.6289
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Guildford
- Parish
- Compton
- Postcode
- GU3 1DQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Godalming and Ash
- Established
- 1904
- Nearest railway station
- Farncombe — 3.2 km
- Official site
- www.wattsgallery.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7975022 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Watts Gallery (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Watts Gallery (Restored).JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Watts Gallery?
- Watts Gallery is in Surrey, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode GU3 1DQ), in the parish of Compton.
- When was Watts Gallery built?
- Built or established in 1904. Designed by Christopher Hatton Turnor.
- Who owns Watts Gallery?
- Watts Gallery is owned by Watts Gallery Trust.
- Is Watts Gallery a listed building?
- Watts Gallery is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Watts Gallery a protected site?
- Yes — Watts Gallery is part of the Surrey Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Watts Gallery?
- The nearest railway station is Farncombe, about 3.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode GU3 1DQ.