The Lives of the Bishops of Minchester, Vol. 1 of 2: From Birinus, the First Bishop of the West Saxons, to the Present Time (Classic Reprint)

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Winchester – Jane Austen's final resting place". Hampshire County Council. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015 . Retrieved 14 June 2012. a b c d "The Cathedral Organ". Winchester Cathedral. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021 . Retrieved 16 September 2021. In February 2000, a three-year project was completed to clean and conserve the nave and west front, which were last cleaned in 1897. For those three years, the nave had been covered with scaffolding both internally and externally. Following the removal of the scaffolding in early 2000, it was the first time the cathedral interior had been free of scaffolding since 1990. [19] [20] The west front in 2012

The first alteration to Walkelin's cathedral was in 1202 when Bishop Godfrey de Luci started construction of a new Early English retrochoir. Luci died in 1204, but the work continued under successive bishops, eventually resulting in the demolition of the Norman apse. [5] [8] [10] William of Wykeham’s remodelled Gothic nave, the longest in Europe Scholes, Percy (1970) The Oxford Companion to Music; 10th edition. Oxford University Press; p. 1115 Schaberg, William H. (2019). Writing the Big Book, the Creation of AA. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA: Central Recovery Press. p.508. ISBN 978-1-949481-28-0.In 1921, the bells were augmented to twelve with the addition of two new treble bells, cast by Gillett & Johnston of Croydon, to give Hampshire and the Diocese of Winchester its first ring of twelve bells. [69] The new bells were dedicated to the fallen of Winchester in the First World War. This peal of twelve was not to last long, however, as the bells were taken down in 1936 and sent to John Taylor & Co of Loughborough, Leicestershire, for complete recasting. Winchester is the home of Blue Apple Theatre, a theatre company that supports performers with learning disabilities to develop theatre, dance and film productions. It won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2012. [87] [88] Founded in 1997, Platform 4 is a National performance and visual arts company based in Winchester. [89] The Clarendon Way". Hampshire County Council. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012 . Retrieved 8 December 2012. Vice-Dean, Canon Chancellor and Pastor — Roland Riem (Vice-Dean since 2012; Canon Pastor since end of June 2005; [90] Chancellor since before 2011) [91] Nowadays the cathedral draws many tourists as a result of its association with Jane Austen, who died in Winchester on 18 July 1817. Her funeral was held in the cathedral, and she was buried in the north aisle. The inscription on her tombstone makes no mention of her novels, but a later brass tablet, paid for from the proceeds of her first biography, describes her as "known to many by her writings". [78] There is also a memorial window in her honour by C E Kempe. [79]

There are four state comprehensive secondary schools in Winchester; the Henry Beaufort School, Kings' School Winchester, and The Westgate School are all situated in the city. A fourth state school, the Osborne School, a community special school is also located in Winchester. [62] Independent schools [ edit ] Winchester College's medieval Chamber Court, 1394 The almshouses and vast Norman chapel of the Hospital of St Cross were founded just outside the city centre by Henry de Blois in the 1130s. Since at least the 14th century, and still available today, a 'wayfarer's dole' of ale and bread has been handed out there. It was supposedly instigated to aid pilgrims on their way to Canterbury. Dial-A-Ride - A service available from 8:45 am to 4:30 pm within the Winchester City Council district for those with a mobility or sensory impairment that would make it uncomfortable or impossible to ride in a taxi or bus. The minibuses the service use are fully wheelchair accessible and do not require that you be registered as disabled. [81] An Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Twyford, Near Winchester. Dinwiddy, Kirsten Egging. Proc. Hampshire Field Club Archaeol. Soc. 66, 2011, 75-126 (Hampshire Studies 2011). Evidence suggests however, that Winchester’s Belgae tribe may well have welcomed the invaders in with open arms. The Begae’s hill fort appears to have fallen into disrepair many years before the Romans arrived. Additionally, the invading Romans did not even feel threatened enough to establish a military fort in the area from which they could control revolting natives.Hampshire and Winchester museums and art leased to trust". BBC News. 1 November 2014 . Retrieved 4 November 2014.

Along with other Romano-British towns, Winchester started to decline in importance around the 4th century. And things appear to have come to an almost abrupt end when in AD 407, with their Empire crumbling, the last Roman legions were withdrawn from Britain. Chambers, Robert (1832). The Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography, & History, Curiosities of Literature and Oddities of Human Life and Character, Volume 2. London: W. & R. Chambers Limited . Retrieved 7 January 2016.a b "History of Winchester Guildhall". Winchester Museum Collection . Retrieved 18 June 2014. [ permanent dead link]