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THE HEART OF WESSEX
THE PEAK DISTRICT
THE CORNISH RIVIERA
DICKENS-LAND
WINCHESTER
THE ISLE OF WIGHT
CHESTER AND THE DEE
YORK
_Uniform with this Series_
+Beautiful Ireland+
LEINSTER
ULSTER
MUNSTER
CONNAUGHT
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
The Close Gate _Frontispiece_
The City Bridge
Winchester Cathedral from the Deanery Gardens
Wykeham's Chantry
The Butter Cross
Entrance to the Deanery
Winchester College: The Outer Gateway from "Arcadia"
The Cloisters, Winchester College
Ruins of Wolvesey Castle
Beaufort Tower and Ambulatory, St. Cross
St. Cross from the Meadows
The Brethren's Hall, St. Cross
Plan of Winchester Cathedral
[Illustration]
WINCHESTER
Few of our English cities are more strikingly situated than the once
royal city of Winchester, which lies on the slopes and along the bed of
a chalk valley watered by the River Itchen. The greater part of the
present city is situated on the right bank of the river, while the best
general view of it is justly considered to be that obtained by looking
across the Vale of Chilcomb, from the road to Portsmouth. Of the Itchen
valley, with its rich meadows and tranquil stream, William Cobbett was
an enthusiastic admirer. "There are few spots in England", he exclaims,
"more fertile, or more pleasant, none, I believe, more healthy. The
fertility of this vale and of the surrounding country is best proved by
the fact that, besides the town of Alresford, and that of Southampton,
there are seventeen villages, each having its parish church, upon its
borders. When we consider these things, we are not surprised that a spot
situated about halfway down this vale should have been chosen for the
building of a city, or that that city should have been for a great
number of years the place of residence for the kings of England."
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