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Sandham Memorial Chapel, Hampshire

Sandham Memorial Chapel is a 1920s decorated chapel in Burghclere, Hampshire. It was designed by Lionel Godfrey Pearson and built to accommodate a series of paintings by Stanley Spencer. It was commissioned by Mary and John Louis Behrend (1881–1972) as a memorial to Mary's brother, Lieutenant Henry Willoughby Sandham who died of illness contracted in Macedonia after the First World War. The chapel is surrounded by lawns and orchards, with views of Watership Down. It is in the care of the National Trust. It is within the council area of Basingstoke and Deane (Hampshire).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1339741.

Place Type: Ecclesiastical Monument
Historic County: Hampshire
Lat, Long: 51.344673,-1.3362191
Grid Reference: SU 4632 6083
Civil Parish: Burghclere CP
Council Area: Basingstoke and Deane CA (Hampshire CA)
Police Area: Hampshire and Isle of Wight PA

GBPN ID: 304255
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Sandham_Memorial_Chapel,_Hampshire_304255

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