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Rarely has an an has Rarely profound. - ‘going humbly to nature nature to humbly ‘going - Ivon Hitchens: Space Space Hitchens: Ivon DISCOVER THE LANDSCAPES THAT INSPIRED ONE OF BRITAIN’S BEST LOVED PAINTERS, IVON HITCHENS IVON PAINTERS, LOVED BEST BRITAIN’S OF ONE INSPIRED THAT LANDSCAPES THE DISCOVER GODALMING TUNBRIDGE National ParkWELLS Area SOUTH DOWNS Railway SOUTH DOWNS WALKS WINCHESTER PETERSFIELD Station NATIONAL PARK MIDHURST PULBOROUGH LAVINGTON LAVINGTON SOUTHAMPTON & DUNCTON LEWES From rolling hills to bustling market towns, the CHICHESTER South Downs National Park’s landscapes cover BRIGHTON AND DUNCTON & HOVE PORTSMOUTH BOGNOR EASTBOURNE 1,600km² of breathtaking views, hidden gems REGIS and quintessentially English scenery. A rich IN THE FOOTSTEPS tapestry of wildlife, landscapes, tranquillity FIND YOUR WAY OF IVON HITCHENS and visitor attractions, weave together Follow the arrows on waymarkers. a story of people and place in harmony. 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Hitchens Hitchens completed. were Selsey and began to paint paint to began and Selsey the Blitz and so, having having so, and Blitz the studio and later a house house a later and studio carriage on the beach in in beach the on carriage studio was damaged in in damaged was studio in the caravan whilst his his whilst caravan the in collections around the world. the around collections bought a converted railway railway converted a bought In 1940 Hitchens’ London London Hitchens’ 1940 In water. 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