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Winchester Cathedral.

"In the fair valley of the Itchen, where the downs on either hand draw near together, has stood from prehistoric days a little town which grew to be Winchester, one of the most important capital cities of England. There is a doubt whether the Saxon cathedral was on the site of the present building, or a little to the northward of it; at any rate, whatever Saxon work there may be in it has been completely incorporated, and we shall not go far wrong if we consider that the existing church was begun by Bishop Walkelyn in 1079. The magnificence of Norman skill and piety may still be understood by any one who will make careful study of the two transepts, which remain almost as Walkelyn left them in 1093." Extract from "Westminster Abbey and the Cathedrals of England" (Open Library)

Address:
Winchester Cathedral,
9 The Close,
Winchester,
Hampshire SO23 9LS
Website: winchester-cathedral.org.uk

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