View of Runnymede, Surrey
British (English) School
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1900 - 1966
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
279 x 343 mm (11 x 13 1/2 in)
Place of origin
Surrey
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Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire
NT 515877
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, View of Runnymede, British (English) School, 20th century. Runnymede is an attractive area of riverside meadows grassland and broad-leaved woodland, rich in flora and fauna. It was on this site, in 1215, that King John signed the Magna Carta, an event commemorated by the American Bar Association Memorial. The John F. Kennedy Memorial and various memorial trees are indicative of the area’s importance in world history. Also here are the Fairhaven Lodges and Kiosks, designed by Lutyens. The site was bought in 1929 by Urban Hanlon Broughton, the father of the 1st Lord Fairhaven because it was threatened by development. The title passed to his widow, Cara, and to his eldest son, the 1st Lord Fairhaven, who together presented it to the National Trust in 1931 in his memory. They also commissioned Edwin Lutyens the architect to design memorial lodges on the site.
Makers and roles
British (English) School, artist