Limnerslease, Compton, Guildford, Surrey, England

Studio or Residential

Address for Mary Seton Watts
1891 - 1938
Mary Seton Watts and her husband, George Frederic Watts, commissioned this house from the Arts and Crafts architect Ernest George as their autumn and winter country residence. In 1902 G.F. Watts bought a further 3 acres in Compton, across the road from the house, with the intention of building a separate picture gallery. This opened in April 1904 as the Watts Gallery. Mary designed and built a mortuary chapel for the village (1895-1904) near to the house.

Address for Louis Reid Deuchars
1899 (Circa)

Location of house built by George Frederic Watts
1891 - 1904
Watts and his second wife, Mary Seton Watts (née Fraser-Tytler) commissioned this house from the Arts and Crafts architect Ernest George as their autumn and winter country residence. In 1902 Watts bought a further 3 acres in Compton, across the road from his house, with the intention of building a separate picture gallery. This opened in April 1904 as the Watts Gallery. Nearby Mary Seton Watts designed and built a mortuary chapel for the village (1895-1904) which is where G.F. Watts ashes were interred.

Location of studio for Estcourt James Clack
1952 - 1955
Worked in the Great Studio at Limnerslease to create his 'Risen Christ' figure for Wells Cathedral.

Sources

England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: Mary Seton Watts Probate Date: 23 Nov 1938 Death Date: 6 Sep 1938 Death Place: Guildford, Surrey, England Registry: London, England

The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of contributors and their work from its foundation in 1769 to 1904. Vol. 2: Carroll to Dyer
1905
p. 314

The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1861-1989. Volume 1, A-D. A Dictionary of Exhibitors at the Annual Exhibitions of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1990 The Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, 1861-1989
1990
p. 260