After breakfast which was much quieter than the previous day, we walked through the Cathedral close towards Cheney Close so that we could show mum the church over the bridge. On our way we saw the Christmas market being set up in the Cathedral close but as we turned the corner we were dismayed to [...]
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Winchester – Day Two
The breakfast was every bit as good as we remembered from our first visit. The breakfast room was rather full due to the wedding guests from the day before. Thankfully the kids had worn themselves out and were quiet during breakfast.
We set off to Portsmouth to visit the Mary Rose Museum. The journey went smoothly [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 26th 2016
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Winchester – Day One
We didn’t set off to Winchester as early as we planned and after picking up my mum and a brief stop on the motorway led to us arriving in Winchester at lunch time. We parked on the hotel car park and Mr C went to reception to tell them that we had arrived and would [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Oct 25th 2016
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Twilight View
I am still working my way through my holiday photos and thoughts. For now I hope you enjoy my ‘Twilight View’ of the cathedral
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 20th 2016
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A Room with a View
I have just returned from my annual autumnal travels with my mum. On this occasion we travelled to the fine Cathedral city of Winchester
12 Comments CherryPie on Oct 18th 2016
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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
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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
