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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The east end of the cathedral was built in two stages. The older section is the retrochoir between the high altar and the lady chapel, which was constructed between 1202 and c. 1220 in the Early English Gothic style. This too has a stone vault, with numerous highly decorative chantry chapels of the various bishops of the age. It was said to have been used as a model for Salisbury Cathedral, whose construction began just as the retrochoir at Winchester was nearing completion. When this work was completed at Winchester, the original Norman apse was demolished. There are two great arches in the western wall of the retrochoir, which allow the view of the rear of the reredos to be seen. The retrochoir is unusual in that the central bays are only slightly higher than the aisles that surround them. The aisles are lit with large lancet windows. [5] [7] [8] [38] [39] Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC South and ITV Meridian, television signals in the town are received from the Rowridge TV transmitter. Winchester College Guise". Winchester College. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014 . Retrieved 17 June 2014. From 1835 to 1974, Winchester was governed as a municipal borough of Hampshire. [42] Until 1902 the city's affairs were also administered partly by its parishes: St Lawrence, St Mary Kalendar, St Maurice, St Michael, St Peter Colebrook, St Swithin, St Thomas, St John, St Bartholomew Hyde, Milland, St Faith, and St Peter Cheesehill, and its extra-parochial areas: Cathedral Precincts, St Mary's College Precincts, St Cross Hospital Precinct, and Wolvesey. [43] Historically, the south of the city had come under the " Liberty of the Soke", and was thereby self-governing to a large extent. [44] [45] Since 1974 the city has been governed as part of the wider City of Winchester district of Hampshire. The district has 16 electoral wards, Five of these cover the area of the city itself: St Barnabas, St Paul, St Luke, St Bartholomew, and St Michael; [46] they have three councillors each apart from St Luke, which is a two-member ward. For Hampshire County Council elections, the City of Winchester district is made up of 7 wards, with Winchester Westgate and Winchester Eastgate covering the city itself. History of Henry Wills 1851 Organ, Crystal Palace and Winchester Cathedral". The National Pipe Organ Register . Retrieved 16 September 2021.

It was the Saxons that referred to a Roman settlement as a ‘caester’, and so in west Saxon Wessex, Venta Belgarum became Venta Caester, before being changed to Wintancaester and eventually corrupted to Winchester. Where is The Crown filmed? All the locations you see on screen". Radio Times. 11 November 2020 . Retrieved 30 December 2020. The Romans did however start to build their own ‘new town’ at Winchester, known as Venta Belgarum, or market place of the Belgae. This Roman new town developed over the centuries of occupation to become the region’s capital, with streets laid out in a grid pattern to accommodate the splendid houses, shops, temples and public baths. By the 3rd century the wooden town defences were replaced with stone walls, at which time Winchester extended to almost 150 acres, making it the fifth largest town in Roman Britain. Winchester hosts one of the UK's larger farmers' markets, with about 100 stalls. The market takes place on the second and last Sunday of the month in the city centre. The city also hosts the annual Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market, which runs from mid-November to just before Christmas. [90] Winchester named best place to live in Britain". Archived from the original on 21 March 2016 . Retrieved 20 March 2016.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. The town lies in the valley of the River Itchen. Although few traces of the ancient Venta Belgarum remain, its central position in the Roman road system points to its early importance. The West Saxon episcopal see was removed there from Dorchester in the 7th century, and Winchester became the capital of the kingdom of Wessex. Under the Saxon bishops and Alfred the Great (ruled 871–899), Winchester became a centre of learning. It was also the seat of government of the Danish king Canute (ruled 1016–35), and several early kings, including Alfred and Canute II, were buried there. Its prosperity continued after the Norman Conquest (1066), when it benefited from its proximity to the English Channel port of Southampton, 12 miles (19 km) to the south, which provided access to the royal possessions in Normandy. Winchester was one of the earliest seats of the English wool and cloth trade—its merchant guild dates to Saxon times—and it gained further importance with William II’s 11th-century grant to Bishop Walkelin of the Fair of St. Giles, which was maintained until the 19th century. In the 13th century, Winchester contained a large Jewish community, commemorated in the street name Jewry. During the civil wars of Stephen’s reign (1135–54), the city was burned, and thereafter London, with greater geographical advantages, superseded it as England’s leading city. 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]

From around AD 430 a host of Germanic migrants arrived in England, with Jutes from the Jutland peninsula (modern Denmark), Angles from Angeln in southwest Jutland and Saxons from northwest Germany. Over the next hundred years or so the invading kings and their armies established their kingdoms. Most of these kingdoms survive to this day, and are better known as the English counties; Kent (Jutes), East Anglia (east Angles), Sussex (south Saxons), Middlesex (middle Saxons) and Wessex (west Saxons). The newly restored south transept is revealed" (PDF). Illumination. Winchester Cathedral. July 2019 . Retrieved 17 September 2021.Winchester Cathedral – Clinic (2004) album review". allmusic.com . Retrieved 28 October 2008. [ dead link]