Archive for the tag 'The Great Hall'
Filed under Gardens, Holidays, Winchester 2016
Queen Eleanor’s Garden
11 Comments CherryPie on Nov 3rd 2016
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Winchester – The Great Hall
8 Comments CherryPie on Nov 2nd 2016
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
A Promise Honoured
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 [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 7th 2015
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Queen Eleanor’s Garden
Just outside the south door of Winchester’s Great Hall is the reconstructed ‘Queen Eleanor’s Garden’.
It is a re-creation of a late thirteenth century ornamental herber, designed by Dr Sylvia Landsberg and Dr John Harvey, and opened by Her Majesty the Queen Mother on 8 July 1986 as part of the Domesday 900 celebrations.
The garden is [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Dec 3rd 2014
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Within the Great Hall
In addition to the Wedding Gates and The Round Table there are other things of interest within The Great Hall.
The stained glass windows were made in 1875-80. The glass features the arms of famous people associated with Hampshire. The portraits show significant kings involved with the history of Hampshire.
The east wall features a nineteenth-century painting [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Nov 29th 2014
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The Round Table
The Round Table ‘King Arthur’s Table’ is mounted on the west wall at one end of the Great Hall. It has hung there since 1873 when it was moved from the east wall to make way for arches that link the hall to the Assize Courts next door. The table is thought to have been [...]
33 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2014
