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Winchester Castle
In the civil parish of Winchester.
In the historic county of Hampshire (Modern Authority of Hampshire, 1974 county of Hampshire).
Motte and bailey castle was probably built in 1067 and survived until the late C13. It was a favourite Royal residence with a complex of halls, chambers and chapels, but all that survives is the early C13 great Hall built, 1232-1240, by Henry III, now part of the County Offices complex. The entrance to the Great Hall was altered in C19 and the roof was renewed in 1873 by T H Wyatt. The medieval round table is situated on the west wall. The castle was demolished in 1645 and in 1683 a palace for Charles II was commenced, to be used successively as a prison and barracks, before being destroyed by fire in 1854. Also remains of round tower and sally port.
This site has been described as a;
Masonry Castle
Timber Castle
Palace.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Major remains.
This site is a scheduled
monument protected by law.
This site is a
Grade 1 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 144464)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SU47712944
PastScape number;
230951, 230957
County Sites and Monuments Record number; 54161, 8626
- Web site links
- Books
- Salter, Mike, 2002, The Castles of Wessex (Malvern) p56-9
Biddle, M., Clayre, B. and Morris, M., 2000, 'The setting of the Round Table: Winchester Castle and the Great Hall' in Bidle, M., King Arthur's Round Table: an archaeological investigation (Woodbridge) p59-101
Keevill, Graham D., 2000, Medieval Palaces, An Archaeology (Stroud; Tempus) p27, 72, 86, 96, 136
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p91-3
Higham, R. and Barker, P., 1992, Timber Castles (Batsford)
Drage, C., 1987, 'Urban castles' in Schofield, J. and Leech, R. (eds) Urban Archaeology in Britain (CBA Research Report) p117-32
Keene, D., 1985, Survey of medieval Winchester (Oxford: Clarendon Press) 2 vols* [the defences Vol1, p42–8]
Barron, W.G., 1985, The Castles of Hampshire and Isle of Wight (Paul Cave) p52-4
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol1 p193-4
Fry, P.S., 1980, Castles of the British Isles (David and Charles) p318-9
Renn, D.F., 1973 (2edn), Norman Castles of Britain (John Baker)
1969, Archaeological Excavations 1968 (HMSO) p51
Pevsner, N., and Lloyd, D., 1967. The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight (London, Penguin) p695-6
Colvin, H.M., Brown, R.Allen and Taylor, A.J., 1963, The history of the King's Works Vol2: the Middle Ages (London: HMSO) p854-64
Oman, Charles W.C., 1926, Castles (1978 edn Beetham House: New York) p52-5
Page, Wm (ed), 1912, VCH, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Vol5 p9-12
Armitage, Ella, 1912, The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles (London: John Murray) p233-6
Harvey, Alfred, 1911, Castles and Walled Towns of England (Methuen and Co)
Mackenzie, J.D., 1897, Castles of England (Heinemann) Vol1 p214-17
Portal, 1882, The Great Hall, Winchester Castle (Winchester and London) [a good book, not confined to the Hall)
Timbs, J. and Gunn, A., 1872, Abbeys, Castles and Ancient Halls of England and Wales Vol1 (London) p384-6
Turner, T.H. and Parker, J.H., 1851, Some account of Domestic Architecture in England (Oxford) Vol1 p175-7
Milner, 1798, History and Survey of the Antiquities of Winchester (Winchester) Vol2 p158-76 [history]
Grose, F., 1756, Antiquities of England and Wales Vol8 p84-6
- Journal Articles
- Hughes, Michael, 1989, 'Hampshire Castles and the Landscape 1066-1216' Landscape History Vol2 p27-60
Biddle, M., 1975, 'Excavations at Winchester, 1971; tenth and final interim report: part I' The Antiquaries Journal Vol55 p96-126
1971, Medieval Archaeology Vol15 p147
1970, Medieval Archaeology Vol14 p157, 176
Biddle, M., 1970, The Antiquaries Journal Vol50 p285-92
Biddle, M., 1969, The Antiquaries Journal Vol49 p296-302
Biddle, M., 1968, The Antiquaries Journal Vol48 p258-9
1965, Medieval Archaeology Vol9 p190
Biddle, M., 1965, The Antiquaries Journal Vol45 p240-1
1964, Medieval Archaeology Vol8 p253-4
Biddle, M., 1964, The Antiquaries Journal Vol44 p190-96
Biddle, M., 1962, Archaeological Journal Vol119 p150-94
Brown, R, Allen, 1959, 'A List of Castles, 1154–1216' English Historical Review Vol74 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press) p249-280]
Brown, R. Allen, 1955, 'Royal Castle-building in England 1154-1216' English Historical Review Vol70 [Reprinted in Brown, R. Allen, 1989, Castles, conquest and charters: collected papers (Woodbridge: Boydell Press)] pp19-64
Wood, Margaret, 1950, 'Thirteenth-century Domestic Architecture in England' Archaeological Journal Vol105 supplement p29-31
Wyatt, 1873-4, Transactions of the RIBA p157-69
Smirke, 1845, Proceedings of the Archaeological Institute p44-88
Milner, 1797, Gentleman's Magazine pt1 p397, pt2 p545, 637-8
- Guidebooks
- Biddle, M. and Clayre, B., 2000, The Castle, Winchester: Great Hall & Round Table (Winchester)
McIlwain, John, 1994, Winchester Castle and the Great Hall (Pitkin Guides)
Biddle, M. and Clayre, B., 1983, Winchester Castle and the Great Hall (Winchester: Hampshire County Council)
Portal, c1882, [An abstract of his 1882 book published as a guide book]
- Antiquarian (Histories and accounts from late medieval and early modern writers)
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