Winchester, High Street 1896
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Photo of Winchester, High Street 1896

More about this scene

Winchester's High Street boasts a variety of Georgian, Victorian and half-timbered Elizabethan buildings; some of them still have their original shop fronts and doorways. Just off the High Street is Jewry Street, a part of the city once populated by Jewish traders and moneylenders.

Memories of Winchester, High Street 1896

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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 ...see more