It’s impossible to be a fan of English literature without at least having read the odd work of Jane Austen if only to decide whether you prefer her stories to those of the Bronte sisters. I must admit that until I planned by trip to Winchester, I had pretty much forgotten that this wonderful author… Continue reading Paying respects at the grave of Jane Austen
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Exploring the ruins of Old Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishops Palace)
It says a lot about Winchester that even after visiting so many places, we still have so much more to see. In fact we didn’t see everything worthwhile in Winchester so knowing time was against us, we decided to see something all together different. An old castle which was indeed at one time a palace.… Continue reading Exploring the ruins of Old Wolvesey Castle (Old Bishops Palace)
King Alfred The Great Statue in Winchester
You can’t come to Winchester and not think of Alfred The Great. Perhaps our greatest monarch in history and certainly the only one with the epithet ‘Great’. In so many ways he was ahead of his times and not only freed the lands from the Vikings but set England in particular on course to be… Continue reading King Alfred The Great Statue in Winchester
Visiting the Winchester Mill
Sir Winston Churchill once said in one of this famous quotes that the further one looks backwards into history, the further into the future you can see. I wonder what he would have made with the modern worlds shift towards renewable energy and how things such as wind turbines and sea barrages are really just… Continue reading Visiting the Winchester Mill
The Royal Oak Pub – Winchester
Having met with an Excluded friend, we decided to go for a drink and I knew just the perfect place. The Royal Oak is in part over 1,000 years old with parts of it dating back since 1002 AD. There are lots of old alleys and pubs in Winchester so you don’t have to look… Continue reading The Royal Oak Pub – Winchester
Winchester West Gate and the Butter Cross
Following on from my Winchester posts onthe old plague memorial and King Arthurs Round Table we come to the Westgate; one of two surviving fortified gateways in Winchester (the other being Kingsgate). For centuries they were incorporated into Winchester City Walls. Though there is the odd small fragment of Roman wall in Winchester, the earliest surviving segments of the gate… Continue reading Winchester West Gate and the Butter Cross
Visiting the table of King Arthur and his Knights at the Great Hall in Winchester
Have you ever wanted to visit Camelot? It can be rather tricky given no-one is quite sure where it existed or even if it existed at all. One of the contenders for Camelot is Winchester to whatever degree King Arthur can be said to be an historical figure or a mythical legend, a visit to… Continue reading Visiting the table of King Arthur and his Knights at the Great Hall in Winchester
The Winchester Plague Memorial Cross
Years ago, I used to write all sorts on here about holidays, weekends away and days out. The truth is, I don’t get to do any of that any more. It’s been almost a decade since I had even a short holiday close to home. Last weekend however, I had two cancellations due to tourists… Continue reading The Winchester Plague Memorial Cross
Have they found the missing bones of King Alfred The Great?
Following the surprise identification of King Richard III in a car-park in Leicester last year, fresh impetus was given to try and fill in more of the blanks of Britain’s long line of monarchs. There are a few to choose from, King Harold who was famously killed in the Battle of Hastings in 1066 is… Continue reading Have they found the missing bones of King Alfred The Great?
Stephen Liddell 