In this corner of the Inner Quadrangle we see through the arch of the Beaufort Tower to the Outer Quadrangle. The tower is named after Cardinal Beaufort who was a very powerful Bishop of Winchester ( 1404-1447 ). The Porter's lodge is on the bottom of the tower ( to the right of the arch as we view it here ) - call here for your "Wayfarer's Dole". The older looking building running along the right hand side of the shot is the Ambulatory or cloister running from the Beaufort Tower to the church which is behind us in this shot. The area above the Porter's Lodge is where once the Master's Lodgings were, the Ambulatory linked these to the church. It is thought the upper floor of the Ambulatory might have been an infirmary. The Ambulatory looks very old , YET- it is one of the more recent parts of the Hospital of St.Cross.

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