Comments on: Winchester – Day Six http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/ Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life… Fri, 08 May 2026 00:12:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38244 CherryPie Sun, 12 Oct 2014 21:44:10 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38244 You will get there when the time is right and you will enjoy your visit, and I will enjoy seeing your photos of the things I missed ;-) I still have my Chartres trip pending... It was meant to be two years ago! There is always something to look forward to :-) You will get there when the time is right and you will enjoy your visit, and I will enjoy seeing your photos of the things I missed ;-)

I still have my Chartres trip pending… It was meant to be two years ago! There is always something to look forward to :-)

]]> By: J_on_tour http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38232 J_on_tour Sun, 12 Oct 2014 20:34:25 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38232 Always good to have a guide point out interesting features that you would have otherwise missed. A wonderful rich maritime heritage including the Queen Victoria canopy :-) You are trying to make me feel jealous as this was the destination I had planned for my November train trip from Stafford with accommodation. My previous two visits here have been rather disappointing as I didn't see any of it at all. Always good to have a guide point out interesting features that you would have otherwise missed. A wonderful rich maritime heritage including the Queen Victoria canopy :-)

You are trying to make me feel jealous as this was the destination I had planned for my November train trip from Stafford with accommodation.
My previous two visits here have been rather disappointing as I didn’t see any of it at all.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38184 CherryPie Thu, 09 Oct 2014 22:38:00 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38184 Hi Anne, We stayed in Winchester (our Winchester Holiday) and traveled out to different places including Portsmouth. I didn't know your home town or that Winchester was connected. I loved the city of Winchester and in my post 'Winchester -Day Eight' I will be sharing more views of the city :-) Hi Anne,

We stayed in Winchester (our Winchester Holiday) and traveled out to different places including Portsmouth.

I didn’t know your home town or that Winchester was connected. I loved the city of Winchester and in my post ‘Winchester -Day Eight’ I will be sharing more views of the city :-)

]]> By: Anne http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38183 Anne Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:18:25 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38183 Hi CherryPie, I got really confused .."Winchester and then I saw Portsmouth. ..I love Winchester especially for shopping. My eldest son used to live near there ..spent weekends with them and shopping. You know that Wichester is connected to my town of Wantage ..with King Alfred. That is something I learnt in the last year. Oh dear you bumped into a drunk by the sounds of it...one drink can switch you. Luckily you were ok. Hi CherryPie, I got really confused ..”Winchester and then I saw Portsmouth. ..I love Winchester especially for shopping. My eldest son used to live near there ..spent weekends with them and shopping. You know that Wichester is connected to my town of Wantage ..with King Alfred. That is something I learnt in the last year.

Oh dear you bumped into a drunk by the sounds of it…one drink can switch you. Luckily you were ok.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38182 CherryPie Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:16:16 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38182 I think it will be there for a long time to come :-) I think it will be there for a long time to come :-)

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38181 CherryPie Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:15:29 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38181 The ship pictured is HMS Victory, she is still (nominally) commissioned as a warship. The reason for the short masts is that due to Victory being in dry dock she is unable to support the weight of full masts. Some of the cannons have been replaced with lighter replicas for the same reason. The ship pictured is HMS Victory, she is still (nominally) commissioned as a warship. The reason for the short masts is that due to Victory being in dry dock she is unable to support the weight of full masts. Some of the cannons have been replaced with lighter replicas for the same reason.

]]> By: CherryPie http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38180 CherryPie Thu, 09 Oct 2014 21:09:56 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38180 I seem to have slipped into French mode with the naming of the good ship. The Mary Rose though far from complete is well worth a visit :-) I seem to have slipped into French mode with the naming of the good ship. The Mary Rose though far from complete is well worth a visit :-)

]]> By: Steve Hayes http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38179 Steve Hayes Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:52:33 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38179 I remember visiting the "Victory" 45 years ago -- glad it's still there! I remember visiting the “Victory” 45 years ago — glad it’s still there!

]]> By: james higham http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38178 james higham Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:46:53 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38178 I did wonder about the very short masts on the HMS Nelson: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Nelson_(1814) ... suspecting she'd become a powerboat. However, a look at her former rig showed it in two parts. This is the philosophy behind my own rig on this new boat - the very short, 'stumpy' masts [also 3] and the yard which raises the height temporarily, allowing a fair amount of sail to be carried. I did wonder about the very short masts on the HMS Nelson:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Nelson_(1814)

… suspecting she’d become a powerboat. However, a look at her former rig showed it in two parts. This is the philosophy behind my own rig on this new boat – the very short, ’stumpy’ masts [also 3] and the yard which raises the height temporarily, allowing a fair amount of sail to be carried.

]]> By: Amfortas http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/index.php/2014/10/08/winchester-day-six/comment-page-1/#comment-38175 Amfortas Thu, 09 Oct 2014 06:52:33 +0000 http://www.cheriesplace.me.uk/blog/?p=13607#comment-38175 The Mary Rose. ! Now that is something I would love to see. The Mary Rose. ! Now that is something I would love to see.

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