Medieval History
Winchester Cathedral has opened its first addition in 500 years. A purpose-built extension has been attached to the eastern corner of the existing building, which is the longest medieval cathedral in Europe.
It took the cathedral's stonemasons a year to construct the limestone attachment, which will provide storage, a new boiler and its first toilets. The £820,000 needed for the work was raised by the Friends of Winchester Cathedral.
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Medieval History
Winchester Cathedral celebrates new structure
Winchester Cathedral has opened its first addition in 500 years. A purpose-built extension has been attached to the eastern corner of the existing building, which is the longest medieval cathedral in Europe.
It took the cathedral's stonemasons a year to construct the limestone attachment, which will provide storage, a new boiler and its first toilets. The £820,000 needed for the work was raised by the Friends of Winchester Cathedral.
Click here to read this article from the BBC
- Scientists To Unravel Centuries-old Mystery Of King Canute As They Examine Skeletal Remains
A centuries-old mystery surrounding the bones of King Canute could soon be solved by forensic experts. They are to examine the skeletal remains of Anglo-Saxon royalty that have lain in wooden ?mortuary chests? at Winchester Cathedral for more than 350...
- Winchester Cathedral Starts Potentially Groundbreaking Research
Winchester Cathedral has started preparatory work for the potentially groundbreaking research into the contents of its mortuary chests. Historians believe the wooden boxes contain the bones of Anglo-Saxon kings, including ancestors of King Alfred and...
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English Heritage has purchased a medieval barn in west London, once described as the ?Cathedral of Middlesex? for £20,000. Harmondsworth Barn is listed as a Grade I building, placing it alongside the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and Buckingham...
- New Book Examines The Medieval History Of St Paul?s Cathedral
As the current St Paul?s building celebrates its 300th anniversary, the cathedral?s archaeologist John Schofield brings together the lives of its predecessors for the first time in one publication. St Paul?s Cathedral Before Wren, published this week...
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