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