Friday 29 December 2017

St Catherine's Hill

 To this place i was inspired by my last time  in Guildford when I saw this place from castle in Guildford. I was so curious what there is. I now what now. I was walking to this place from train station. it isn't so far, about half hour only. The ruins are on the hill where beautiful view is from
St Catherine's Hill is a hill south of Guildford in Surrey, England, with a ruined chapel on its top. The namechapel  is derived from the chantry chapel, a ruined ancient monument on top of the hill. This was probably a chapel of ease associated with St Nicholas Church in Guildford and was built in the early 14th century by the rector of the church, Richard de Wauncey. A five-day fair has been held here historically, licensed by King Edward II in 1308. The hill and chapel were depicted by the artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851), with engravings including some in the Tate Gallery. The watercolourist Percy Robertson (1868–1934) painted the view from the hill in 1891



















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