Architecture and Artefacts
King Alfred the Great, May He Finally Rest?
King Alfred the Great, his final resting place uncertain for so many years, could it finally have been resolved? The Winchester Uni team have some answers. To be revealed in a documentary in January 2014
Read MoreSt Peter’s and St Paul’s Church Exton
The C13th flint church of St Peter’s and St Paul’s nestles into the Meon Valley in Hampshire as if it has been there as long as the river itself. It has an unusual weeping chancel.
Read MoreCorhampton Church and King Cnut
A possible link between Corhampton church and King Cnut The Anglo Saxon church is awash with historical gems and it’s interesting to consider some of the connections made between its architecture and artefacts and other events that occurred in its long history. Go to the northern side of the church and look at the blocked…
Read MoreBaptismal Font Porchester
Hampshire baptismal fonts consist of many marvelous Norman examples. The baptismal font at Porchester St Marys, is an unusual example of a round font, carved with intricate symbols.
Read MoreOdiham Pest House
The church yard of All Saints Odiham contains a rare survivor from the past, a pest house. The Odiham pest house is a tiny single cell cottage where members of the community with infectious diseases could be isolated.
Read MoreAbbey House Winchester
Abbey House, built upon land once a gift to Queen Mary Tudor and now the residence of the Mayor of Winchester The site of Abbey House was once occupied by the Abbey of St Mary and St Edburga, formerly the Saxon Nunnaminster. When the abbey was dissolved in 1539, most of the buildings were destroyed.…
Read MoreNunnaminster Winchester
Nunnaminster in Winchester was the Saxon abbey founded in 903AD by King Alfred and his wife Ealhswith. It was a wooden structure re-built in stone and then enlarged by the Normans.
Read MoreWest Worldham Church
The West Worldham church of St Nicholas is set in a quiet place down Hampshire lanes, perched on a bank close to an ancient manor house. The small rectangular structure served as a cell to the Benedictine Abbey of Tiron in France.
Read MoreRichard Cromwell
Richard Cromwell Lord Protector of England and son of Oliver Cromwell, lived at Hursley in Hampshire and is buried in the church of All Saints Hursley.
Read MorePortsmouth Harbour
The fortifications of Portsmouth Harbour still look immensely commanding when seen from the deck of one of the many ferries that sail in and out of the harbour on a daily basis.
Read MoreBeaulieu Abbey
Beaulieu Abbey, in the New Forest was founded by Cistercian monks on land gifted to them by King John in 1204. The ruins and the house are a historical gem that capture the essence of Hampshire history during the turbulent Medieval period.
Read MorePaulet Family in Hampshire
The Paulet family are an ancient and important family in Hampshire and also played an important role in the history of England. Memorials to the Paulet family and its variant spellings abound in churches around the county.
Read MoreOld Baptismal Font Hurstbourne Tarrant
The old baptismal font in the church at Hurstbourne Tarrant lies behind one of the pews. It dates from the Anglo Saxon period.
Read MoreBaptismal Font Hurstbourne Tarrant
The baptismal font Hurstbourne Tarrant St Peters, is the newest in the church, dating from the C13th. There is another older one tucked away behind a pew. The font in present day use is a new one relatively speaking, dating from the C13th and has a plain circular bowl resting on a stem which is…
Read MoreBaptismal Font Crondall
A Puritan font in Crondall, a symbol of the change afoot in the English church in its turbulent post Civil War period
Read MoreBursledon Windmill
Bursledon windmill is Hampshire’s only working windmill and represents a time when agriculture depended upon local manufacturing. It fell into decline when new technology for milling overtook the old but somehow Bursledon Windmill managed to survive and is now a popular tourist attraction.
Read MoreHoly Trinity Ashe
The church of Holy Trinity at Ashe in Hampshire has a wonderful history with connections to Jane Austen and the Charge of the Light Brigade
Read MoreSt Mary’s Church Amport
The church of St Mary’s Amport looks as though it has always been there but the C14th structure replaced an earlier church on the site
Read MoreSt Mary’s Church Abbotts Ann
St Mary’s church Abbots Ann has an amazing collection of virgin crowns and gauntlets hanging in the nave, not thought to be found in any other church in Hampshire
Read MoreRoyal Victoria Hospital
The Royal Victoria Hospital in Netley was built with Queen Victoria’s support to provide care to British military personnel whose sufferings at the Crimea War had been brought to her attention. The huge hospital on Southampton Water served it purpose for just over a hundred years.
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