Winchester
June 25th, 2010 Posted in Family, Homeschooling, TravelsOn our way home from Bournemouth we spent a day in Winchester. Looking back on the pictures gives me the goosebumps. There was so much history in a relatively small area of land.
Winchester was the pre-medieval capital city of England during the time of Alfred the Great.
The last of four city gates (the east gate).
The gate had a small interactive museum on the second floor (first floor in England, the ground floor being considered floor Zero, which makes more sense from a number line perspective.)
Winchester is also the site of Winchester Cathedral, apparently with the longest nave in northwest Europe. Very impressive!
The original cathedral was started in 1079 and completed in 1093.
Left 11th century, right 13th century.
One of many pictures I took of these tiles.
The cathedral also is the site of Jane Austen’s grave.
Winchester also has an old mill that was part of a gift from Queen Mary and Prince Philip of Spain to the city, to help pay for the expense of hosting their wedding.
Enjoy!
Diana