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 [...]
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Filed under Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
The Round Table
33 Comments CherryPie on Nov 28th 2014
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Winchester 2014
The Great Hall
Apart from a few segments of foundations, all that remains of Winchester Castle is Henry III’s Great Hall. In 1066 Winchester surrendered without at fight to William the Conqueror and shortly after his coronation he gave orders for a castle to be built. The castle remained the seat of government under the early Norman kings.
During [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 27th 2014
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Burton Agnes Hall – The Great Hall
The first room you see when you enter Burton Agnes Hall is the Great Hall. It features fine Elizabethan carving, plasterwork and panelling:
The figures – biblical, allegorical and mythological – are far too numerous to catalogue, and in the screen alone there are angels, a crusading knight, Elizabethan ladies, the Twelve Apostles (these in narrow [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 13th 2010
