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In-Depth Information
Winchester
ATTRACTIONS
Castle Great Hall
2
Hospital of St. Cross
6
Winchester Cathedral
4
Winchester College
7
HOTELS
Hotel du Vin
3
Lainston House
1
Wykeham
Arms
5
RESTAURANTS
Black Rat
9
Chesil Rectory
8
Hotel du Vin
3
Wykeham Arms
5
1
To Railway
Station
To Railway
Station
7
d
d
Westgate
Westgate
Great
Hall
Great
Hall
Military
Museums
Military
Museums
2
3
Peninsula
Barracks
Peninsula
Barracks
3
Statue of
King Alfred
the Great
Statue of
King Alfred
the Great
City Museum
City Museum
Winchester
City Mill
Winchester
City Mill
Winchester
Cathedral
Winchester
Cathedral
Guildhall
Guildhall
.
.
City Bridge
City Bridge
Abbey
Gardens
Abbey
Gardens
4
8
Deanery
Deanery
Wolvesey
Castle
Wolvesey
Castle
Cheyney Court
Cheyney Court
Jane Austen's
House
Jane Austen's
House
5
5
Winchester
College
Winchester
College
9
Hill
Hill
6
7
0
200 m
0
200 yds
The Perpendicular Gothic nave, with its two aisles, is the architectural highlight.
The elaborately carved choir stalls from 1308 are England's oldest, as is the retro-
choir's medieval tiled floor. The astonishing Great Screen was carved between 1470
and 1490, although the original statues fell victim to the iconoclasm of the Reforma-
tion years. Those in place today are Victorian replacements.
Jane Austen
is buried in the north aisle; note how her original gravestone makes
no mention of her writing. The son of William the Conqueror, William Rufus (who
reigned as William II), is also buried at the cathedral, as are the bones of Danish King
of England, Cnut (985-1035).
The Close.
&
01962/857200.
www.winchester-cathedral.org.uk. Admission £6 adults, £4.80 seniors,
£3.50 students, free for children 15 and under. Free guided tours hourly 10am-3pm; Mon-Sat 9am-5pm;
Sun 12:30-3pm.
Winchester College
HISTORIC SITE Winchester College was founded by
William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester and chancellor to Richard II, who also
founded New College, Oxford. Its buildings have been in use since 1393, making it
the oldest continuously open school in England. Exploration is possible only by
guided tour, lasting an hour and covering the Chamber Court, the 14th-century
