✨ Treasure Hoard: The Bone Chests of Winchester Cathedral
That so many of England’s makers and shakers should lie gathered in this extraordinary concentration of bones is remarkable.
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✨ Treasure Hoard: The Tournai marble font at Winchester Cathedral
Henry III was baptised here in 1207, and the font remains in use today.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 23 Jan 26
All of this sits with me as I walk on through the rain towards St Bartholomew’s. What is it with the veneration of old bones? Perhaps we’re not seeking proof at all, but orientation – a way of touching the values Alfred’s story seemed to hold.
🎨 Atelier: Ambulatory, St Cross, Winchester. Signed, Limited Edition Print of 50no.
A chance to own a limited edition print of the delightful ambulatory at St. Cross, Winchester.
🎨 Atelier: Prior's Gate, Winchester, Hampshire. Signed, Limited Edition Print of 50no.
A chance to own a limited edition print of the beautiful portal of the Prior's Gate, Winchester.
Andy Marshall's Genius Loci Digest: 3 May 2024
And so, I find myself on the cusp of a street in Winchester that is as much a sensory experience as a route from A to B, as much a passage of rights as a passageway for cars.
Be there: The Great Hall and Arthurian Round Table.
The Great Hall in Winchester is the only surviving building from the medieval Winchester Castle.
Be there: St. Swithun's Church, Winchester
With its peculiar design and historical significance, it stands as one of the most intriguing architectural gems in England.
Be there: Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester
The C15th (and later) quadrangle surrounds a remarkable Transitional Romanesque church of the C12th and C13th.