Sydenham’s Mysterious Painting

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Sydenham’s Mysterious Painting

In Grace Hall in Sydenham, there’s a large unsigned picture painted directly on the wall, above the front entrance. It shows a road curving toward a small town far in the distance. Those who notice such things with curiosity have wondered who painted it, and why. Lacking answers, some have tried to fill the gap with speculation that soon became accepted as fact. The road has been identified as local, in spite of the small cactus by the rock pile…