The murals in the Chapel on the left
were painted by Rosemary Aldridge and Doreen Lister
in 1953 and depict the lives of the patron saints
Cosmas and Damian, Christian doctors and vets in 4th
century Syria. The murals in the Chancel, ahead and
around the altar and choir, were painted a few years
later by John Ward R.A. and Gordon Davies. These show
the Annunciation, Nativity, Wise Men and Shepherds,
set in a local landscape. John Ward was commissioned
again in 1999 to paint the Challock Millennium mural
on the north wall which shows Christ riding into
Challock with local figures and village life around.
See next page.
These murals make Challock Church
unique, because, as well as an invaluable heritage
from the past, it has 20th century murals which all
date from the age of Queen Elizabeth II.
The
images reproduced here were photographed in August
2000 and August 2002.
