2017

SU4829 : Winchester Cathedral

taken 7 years ago, near to Winchester, Hampshire, England

This is 1 of 65 images, with title Winchester Cathedral in this square
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals in England, with the longest nave and overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe

Construction of the cathedral began in 1079 under Bishop Walkelin and the building was formally consecrated on April 8 1093

The cathedral was originally founded in 642 on an immediately adjoining site to the north. This building became known as the Old Minster. It became part of a monastic settlement in 971 LinkExternal link

Cathedral website: LinkExternal link

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Geographical Context: Lowlands Historic sites and artefacts Housing, Dwellings Religious sites City, Town centre Place: Hampshire Winchester Primary Subject: Cathedral other tags: Aerial Photograph Winchester Cathedral Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Articles: · Events On This Day In History Automatic Clusters: · Winchester [1619] · Winchester Cathedral [576] Title Clusters: · Winchester Cathedral [65] ·
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SU4829, 2504 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
M J Richardson   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 23 November, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 28 November, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 4816 2926 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:3.6400N 1:18.8496W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SU 493 286
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West-northwest (about 292 degrees)
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