Dashwood Mausoleum West Wycombe, with road to High Wycombe

Executed with loose, quick brushstrokes, the work balances suggestion and definition, with varying line weights and detail density, evoking a spontaneous, sketch-like quality.

Created under the 'Recording Britain' project, a Ministry of Labour initiative during WWII, funded by the Pilgrim Trust and directed by Sir Kenneth Clark, to document nationally significant sites threatened by war and change.

Part of a broader wartime effort to preserve Britain's visual heritage through topographical art, responding to threats of destruction, urban growth, and rural transformation.

Now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection, where it is publicly accessible, contributing to the historical record of Britain's architectural landscape during a period of turmoil.