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High Street, God Begot House The present building was constructed in 1558. It stands on the site of the ancient manor of God Begot which Queen Emma, widow of King Canute bequeathed to St. Swithun's Priory in 1052. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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High Street, the great bracket clock This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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High Street. The Old Guildhall (now Lloyds Bank) and the Great Bracket Clock. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Statue of Queen Anne at the Old Guildhall building. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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St. Cross Hospital, Brethren's lodgings St Cross Hospital and Almshouse of Noble Poverty is a medieval almshouse, founded between 1133 and 1136. It is the oldest charitable institution in the United Kingdom. The founder was Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, grandson of William the Conqueror, half brother to King Stephen of England. The Brethren's Quarters or Almshouses were built during the Bishopric of Cardinal Beaufort in the early C15. There are fourteen 2-storey almshouses with one tall shafted chimney to each house. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Entrance to St. Cross Hospital This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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St Cross Hospital St Cross Hospital has provided sheltered accommodation for eldery gentlemen since its foundation in 1136. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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St Cross Church Started in about 1160 and a fine example of Norman architecture, this Church was a point of departure for crusaders to the Holy Land. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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High Street Arcaded properties over the High Street. These properties were built on the site of a Norman castle in a constricted space immediately to the north of the Cathedral grounds. They date from the 14th century and are said to have been built like this to ease pressure on the main street that was probably as congested a thoroughfare as it is today. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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High Street This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Details of medieval St Cross Hospital This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Details of medieval St Cross Hospital This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Boots' building Boot's Pharmacy occupies this attractive, ancient building in the High Street. Four bishops of Winchester are depicted on the first floor level. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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St. Cross Church This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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Winchester Cathedral The early church was rebuilt beginning in the late 11th century under Walkelin, the first Norman bishop of Winchester. He chose a very unpromising site - the ground was so marshy that thousands of wooden piles had to be driven intio the ground to make it solid enough to build what was then the longest church in Europe. Even today, the cathedral crypt is prone to flooding. When William Rufus (William II) died in the New Forest in 1100 he was buried beneath the tower crossing of the Cathedral. Such was Winchester's importance in the Middle Ages that the Cathedral was used as often as three times a year for royal court functions. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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The Round Table King Arthur's Round Table has hung in the Great Hall for over 600 years. It was made in the 13th century, about 700 years after Arthur's death, though legend has it that it was made by the wizard Merlin. The table was painted during the reign of Henry VIII depicting Arthur in Tudor robes and with the face of Henry VIII. This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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The Great Hall Winchester Castle dates from the reign of William the Conqueror (1066-1087). By the end of King John's reign in 1216 the Castle and its royal palace needed extensive repair. Between 1222 and 1235 the Castle's Great Hall was replaced by the building which stands today.The Great Hall is the only other surviving building of Winchester Castle, which extended south from the Westgate through this whole area. The north doorway and four of the eight stained glass windows of the Great Hall can be seen. This picture appears in the following picture tours: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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The Great Hall This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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River Itchen This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
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The Great Hall This picture appears in the following picture tour: Camera Make: SONY Model: DSC-W200 |
