St Hubert's Church

A Saxon and Norman church rebuilt in the 10th century to replace an earlier stone and flint building. The church is likely pre-Conquest since it was mentioned in 1053 in the last testament of Earl Godwin of Wessex whose son, Harold, was to meet an unfortunate end at Hastings thirteen years later, 1066 with the invasion of the Normans.

Situated in a solitary position the church has some unusual wall paintings from the 1330s. The name Idsworth derives from Idde, an Anglo-Saxon woman who farmed in the area. Although super hard to see in my rendition, there is a tiny slit of a window between two others that was installed by Sir Godwin.

So, about the painting…it’s a mix of watercolour, gouache and pastels combining many of the different mediums I work with into one painting.