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Description: | RH inscr. in pencil t.r. "Jamb"; inscr. in pencil b.l. "ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH WAREHAM, EAST END, / DATES BACK 711. A.D."; inscr. in pencil t.l. "1" [not by Mackintosh] CRE MACKINTOSH, Charles Rennie; (Scottish; 1868-1928) In the early summer of 1895 Mackintosh made his second documented sketching trip to England, visiting Dorset, Devon and Somerset. Mackintosh was captivated with Wareham in Dorset, describing it as "the most complete and beautiful old-world village it has ever been my pleasure to see." These sketches of Wareham depict various views of St Martin's, a little church of Anglo-Saxon origin, then threatened with restoration. Drawings of St Martin's were among ten illustrated in 'The British Architect', 8 November 1895 as part of the 'conservation' versus 'restoration' argument relating to village churches. Mackintosh commented that "a very small sum judiciously spent from time to time is all that is required to make it...one of the most interesting churches in the neighbourhood." The church of St Martin's dates back to the c. 1030 A.D. This is one of a group of drawings of the church. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | CHURCH : WAREHAM : ARCHITECTURE : SKETCH : DORSET : ST. MARTIN : ELEVATION : ARCHITECTURAL SKETCH : CRM ONLINE : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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