Spring. Chantry Wood.

Spring. Chantry Wood.

Chantry woods is a short distance from Guildford town centre, and is approx 200 acres of a mixture of woodland and meadows. Views from the south side are stunning overlooking Chilworth, Chinthurst Hill and St Martha’s can also be seen on the other hill. The bluebells in the spring is a spectacular sight and the scent of them is a delight. Woodland Trust

A treelined path on a Spring day in Chantry Wood, Surrey, England. The artist is believed to be Margaret Florence Banks: 1872-1949. 

Banks was born on 4 July in Everton, Liverpool, England. England & Wales Census records from 1891, 1901 & 1911 give her occupation as dressmaker. As of this writing, no other details could be gleaned from secondary or other sources regarding her work as an amateur photographer. Please contact this site should you have information on the artist.

Surreyis a ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Greater London to the northeast, Kent to the east, East and West Sussex to the south, and Hampshire and Berkshire to the west. The largest settlement is Woking. -Wikipedia accessed August, 2025

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Spring. Chantry Wood.
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Dimensions

Image Dimensions21.0 x 16.5 cm laid down

Support Dimensions35.5 x 25.5 cm Bristol-board type mount

Print Notes

Recto: Titled and signed in graphite by the artist within a double-lined rule in graphite below image: Spring. Chantry Wood.  |   Margaret Banks.

-Corner and marginal losses with general marginal sunning.

Provenance

Acquired June, 2018 from English dealer who purchased small archive of photographs by Banks in late 1980’s from estate sale in the village of South Brent, Devon.