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P Great Hall
(see p156), with a shape that was Castle Ave. Tel 01962 846476.
meant to ensure that no knight Open 10am–5pm daily. Closed 25 &
could claim precedence. The 26 Dec & for public events. 7
Winchester Table actually dates ∑ hants.gov.uk
from the 13th century, and was
painted in the 1520s for Henry VIII. E Westgate Museum
Old Winchester is charming. High St. Tel 01962 869864.
Westgate Museum is one of Open mid-Feb–Mar: 10am–4pm
two surviving 12th-century Sat, noon–4pm Sun; Apr–Oct:
gatehouses in the city wall, and 10am–5pm Sat, noon–5pm Sun.
features a painted ceiling made Part of the ruins of Wolvesey Castle, the Closed Nov–mid-Feb. =
to celebrate the marriage of medieval Bishop’s Palace, Winchester ∑ hampshireculturaltrust.org.uk
Queen Mary I and Philip of Spain P Hospital of St Cross
in 1554. The room above the cathedral’s bishops. South of the St Cross Rd. Tel 01962 878218.
gate was a prison, and still has city, the Hospital of St Cross is an Open Apr–Oct: 9:30am–5pm
some of the prisoners’ graffiti. almshouse, dating from the 1130s. Mon–Sat, 1–5pm Sun; Nov–Mar:
The town is an ecclesiastical Visitors still claim the “Wayfarer’s 10:30am–3:30pm Mon–Sat. Closed
centre. Wolvesey Castle, now a Dole”, a cup of ale and bread 25 Dec. & 8 by appt. 7 limited. 5
ruin, was once the palace of the given out since medieval times. - = ∑ hospitalofstcross.co.uk

Winchester Cathedral VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
A church was built on the site of Winchester Cathedral in 648, but Practical Information
the present building was begun in 1079. It was a Benedictine The Close. Tel 01962 857200.
monastery, and much of the Norman architecture remains Open 9:30am–5pm Mon–Sat,
12:30–3pm Sun. & 8 7
despite modifications that went on until the early 16th century. 5 - = ∑ winchester-
cathedral.org.uk
Choirstalls (c.1308)
These magnificent oak
benches are England’s Anglers’
oldest choirstalls. Window
Author Izaac
The Lady Chapel Walton (c.1594–
(c.1500) was rebuilt by 1683) is depicted
Elizabeth of York (1486– in this pretty
1503) after her son was 1914 stained-
baptized in the cathedral. glass window.
The Perpendicular
nave is the highlight
of the building.
Jane Austen’s Norman
grave chapterhouse

The Close
Visitors’ centre originally housed
domestic buildings for
the Priory of St Swithun – the
Main name of the site before it became
entrance Winchester Cathedral. Most of
The 12th-century black Prior’s Hall the buildings were destroyed
Tournai marble font during the Dissolution (see p36).

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