Chipping Hill, Witham
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1940
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This watercolour shows a quiet street scene in Witham, Essex. The artist, Du Plessis, painted Chipping Hill, a place tied to the county’s deep history. A small sign points to an air-raid shelter—one of the rare signs of World War II in this series. The work mixes old and new. The hill’s past meets the war’s shadow in one glance. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
