Transcriber’s Note In this plain text version of Royal Winchester: words in italics are marked with _underscores_ words printed in a bold Gothic font are marked with =equals signs= words in small capitals are shown in UPPER CASE. Illustrations have been moved near to the text they illustrate. The page numbers in the List of Illustrations refer to the original positions. Footnotes have been moved to the end of chapters. Sidenotes were originally page headings, they have been moved to the start of paragraphs. These were all printed in italics. Inconsistent hyphenation and variant spelling are retained. Quotations and transcriptions have been left as printed. Minor changes have been made to punctuation, the other changes that have been made are listed at the end of the book. [Illustration: The Cathedral: West Front. WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL.] ROYAL WINCHESTER WANDERINGS IN AND ABOUT THE ANCIENT CAPITAL OF ENGLAND BY THE REV. A. G. L’ESTRANGE, M.A. AUTHOR OF “THE VILLAGE OF PALACES,” “THE FRIENDSHIPS OF M. R. MITFORD,” ETC., ETC. WITH NUMEROUS TEXT AND FULL-PAGE ILLUSTRATIONS FROM ORIGINAL SKETCHES BY C. G. HARPER _SECOND EDITION._ LONDON: SPENCER BLACKETT 35, ST. BRIDE STREET, LUDGATE CIRCUS, E.C. (_All rights reserved._) Among those who have kindly afforded me information during the progress of this work are the Very Rev. Dr. Kitchin, Dean of Winchester, the Rev. Dr. Sewell, Warden of New College, Oxford, the Rev. J. G. Young, Mr. F. Baigent, Mr. J. H. Round, Mr. T. Stopher, and Mr. C. G. Harper. I have consulted, among recent works, those of the Misses Bramston and Leroy, the Rev. H. C. Adams, and Mr. Woodward. THE AUTHOR. CONTENTS. FIRST DAY. PAGE Introduction--The High Street--The Castle--King Arthur --Historical Reminiscences--Executions--The Civil War--Charles II.’s Palace--The Westgate--Wyke-- Littleton--Crawley--Lainston--Sparsholt 1 SECOND DAY. “God Begot” House--The High Street--Old Guildhall-- Butter Cross--King Alfred--The Penthouse--St. Maurice’s Church--The Bell and Crown--New Guildhall --Museum--Archives--St. Mary’s Nunnery--St. John’s Hospital--Soke Prison--St. Giles’ Hill--The Fair 49 THIRD DAY. The City Walls--Danemead--Eastgate--Northgate-- Westgate--Southgate--Kingsgate--The College-- Wykeham--Wolvesey--Raleigh 85 FOURTH DAY. Jewry Street and the Jews--Hyde Abbey--St. Grimbald --Destruction of Tombs--Headbourne Worthy-- King’s Worthy--The Nuns’ Walk 123 FIFTH DAY.