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- 80 photos on Winchester appear in 6 Frith books - View photos of Winchester
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Winchester memories
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Whitethorn Morris at the Win Mayfest 08
May 2008, and the city of Winchester hosted a festival of music and dance, with the streets closed to traffic and thronged with entertainers, market stalls and happy crowds.
I was part of the band playing for Whitethorn Morris at this event and enjoyed my visit to Winchester. As I walked from the station I passed by the clock in the High Street shown in this Francis Frith view of 1896. Its still there and exactly the same!
My wife Elizabeth danced, and I played my piano accordian for most of the day, including a long procession of all the entertainers from the Cathedral Green and up the High Street. It was a really happy ...read more here
Contributed by John Howard Norfolk
Hampshire memories
Whitethorn Morris at the Win Mayfest 08
May 2008, and the city of Winchester hosted a festival of music and dance, with the streets closed to traffic and thronged with entertainers, market stalls and happy crowds.
I was part of the band playing for Whitethorn Morris at this event and enjoyed my visit to Winchester. As I walked from the station I passed by the clock in the High Street shown in this Francis Frith view of 1896. Its still there and exactly the same!
My wife Elizabeth danced, and I played my piano accordian for most of the day, including a long procession of all the entertainers from the Cathedral Green and up the High Street. It was a really happy ...read more here
A memory of Winchester contributed by John Howard Norfolk
Girls of St Margarets
Hello people, my time at Kings Worthy as a young girl - remembering dancing at our local social club where the locals made us welcome. A beautiful place, I remember the park where I made lots of friends. Girls of St Margarets that I can recall, I often wonder what became of them: Angie from Hawley, Hants. Dawn with a hamster. Sonia who dedicated time to the handicapped home along with myself for a while, and Debs from Aldershot. Hope you see this girlies. x
A memory of Kings Worthy contributed by Caroline Allan
The Volunteer Inn
Volunteer was built in 1703 and as far as we can find out, it possibly became a pub in 1840s. It ceased trading in 1973 when it was sold by the brewery to the Gray family. The Grays converted it back into a house.
We bought Volunteer in 2001 and it still looks much the same from the outside.
The door between the two windows (beneath the pub sign), used to lead into the Saloon Bar, which is now our study; the door was replaced some years ago with another window. We are currently renovating the property back to its former glory. Local people have told us various stories from years gone by when this place was a Pub!
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A memory of Twyford contributed by Penny Smith
Extracts From Winchester & Hampshire books
The historic heart of old Winchester, once the capital of
the Saxon kingdom of Wessex, is seen here from the
heights of St Giles hill. The great Norman Cathedral
dominates the scene as it has dominated Winchester’s history.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".
Pilgrims came from all over the world to pay homage
at the Shrine of St Swithun, a former Winchester
Bishop. When the Saint’s body was moved from the
original burial place and into the Norman Cathedral,
a violent storm broke out—perhaps the origin of
St Swithun’s influence over the British weather.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".
The magnificent west front of Winchester Cathedral is seen here from
its former burial ground. The beautifully-decorated Winchester Bible can
be seen in the Cathedral Library. This 12th-century volume was hand-
written by a single scribe over three years. The sumptuous decorations were
prepared by several fine artists over a much longer period of time.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".
Christianity may have originally come to Winchester
during the Roman occupation, though evidence suggests
that the town did not become a religious centre until
Saxon times. Many of the kings of Wessex were buried
in the Saxon Cathedral, the foundations of which can
be seen on this side of the present building.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".
A walk from the Square brings the visitor across a green and open
space to the Norman Cathedral. Tourists come from all over the
world to visit this architectural and spiritual gem.
An extract from from"Winchester Pocket Album".