To mark the start of the annual Armed Forces Week there was a flag raising ceremony outside the Great Hall in Winchester and the unveiling of a memorial to those that passed through Morn Hill camps during the First World War.
On Monday, June 23, proceedings began with a selection of military music at the Buttercross, High [...]
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Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
A Promise Honoured
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 7th 2015
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
The Tenderness of Patient Minds
One of the things that caught my eye when I visited Winchester Cathedral was an art and poetry exhibition (The Tenderness of Patient Minds) commemorating the First World War.
The glass poppies in the first photograph were made by Year 7 pupils at Lakeside BESD school in Chandlers Ford.
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 6th 2015
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
Hinton Ampner – All Saints Church
The church of ALL SAINTS has suffered from ‘restoration’ more severely than many of its neighbours, (fn. 14) but is still of great interest as preserving its pre-Conquest plan and a few details of that date. It has a chancel 15 ft. 8 in. wide by 21 ft. long, and a nave 21 ft. 10 in. wide [...]
13 Comments CherryPie on Jan 5th 2015
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Winchester 2014
Hinton Ampner
When we visited Hinton Ampner the first floor of the property was closed due to storm damage to the roof on February 2014. This was more than made up for by the gardens, the orchard and the parish church of All Saints.
A restored eighteenth century house with a twentieth century garden. The garden was made [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Jan 3rd 2015
Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Salisbury 2014
Archaeologists Uncover 6,000 Year Old Encampment Near Stonehenge
In September 2014 archaeologists discovered an encampment about 1.5 miles away from Stonehenge. Using carbon dating it has taken until now to be able to determine the age of the encampment to be around 6,000 years old.
Canada Now reports:
The site of the encampment has been named Blick Mead and it is about 1.5 miles from [...]
28 Comments CherryPie on Dec 29th 2014
Filed under Holidays, Winchester 2014
Cherie’s Place – Thought for the Week
Christmas is the day that holds all time together.
Alexander Smith
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 21st 2014
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Memorial to Bishop Samuel Wilberforce
The tomb of Bishop Wilberforce is situated in the South Transept of Winchester Cathedral and dates to 1878. It is the work of H.H. Armstead (sculptor, 1828-1905) and Sir George Scott (architect 1811-1878).
From The Victorian Web:
The third son of the famous abolitionist, Bishop Wilberforce had served as Archdeacon of Surrey and Dean of Westminster before becoming [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Dec 20th 2014
