02 February 2011

C is for Chesil Rectory

The Chesil Rectory is a very nice restaurant in Winchester. It's a Grade II listed building dating back to 1450, and still retains many original features including solid oak beams, ancient doorways and beautiful open fireplaces. On their website they say they are "the oldest house in Winchester" but we already know that The Old Blue Boar also claims to be the oldest!  Whatever! They are both very old!

The word Chesil is believed to be a derivative of the old English "chisol", meaning a shingly beach or bank.

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15 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    What a joy it must be to arrive after a long, long day.

    Please have a wonderful Wednesday.

    daily athens

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  2. Sara KattFebruary 2, 2011 at 12:21 AM

    Meow!
    That looks like a nice place to go. I bet my two-legged mother would like that place!
    Purrs,
    Sara Cat
    Sara Cat's ABCWedrd-8-C as in Cheshire Cat

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  3. Tumblewords:February 2, 2011 at 2:54 AM

    Interesting! A beautifully welcoming place.

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  4. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪February 2, 2011 at 4:01 AM

    what style is this kind of building? We have some here in New Zealand.

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  5. DianneFebruary 2, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    Wow - that's what I call old - it's amazing that it's still standing. Great building for a reataurant.

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  6. Roger Owen GreenFebruary 2, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    I saw a building like that in Charlotte just yesterday!

    ROG, ABC Wednesday team

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  7. AmandaFebruary 2, 2011 at 6:39 PM

    Thanks all. It is an unusual style, I think this is the only one in Winchester.

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  8. ShannonFebruary 3, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    It looks like a little hobbit house to me, I thought it was an inn or bed and breakfast. I don't see buildings like that around here for sure, except there is a town called Leavenworth that has similar styles.

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  9. TheChieftessFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:19 AM

    I visited Winchester a year ago...we were with friends from South Hampton...we went into a pub that claimed to be the oldest pub in England which, of course, got us Americans all excited...then our friend Anthony told us that there's a pub in every city in England that claims to be the oldest!!! Ah well...doesn't matter to me...they're all a heck of a lot older than most of what we have here in the states!!!

    Beautiful pics!!!

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  10. AmandaFebruary 3, 2011 at 6:57 PM

    Chieftess - I think I know the pub you mean - The Royal Oak, as you say there are many pubs claiming to be the oldest!

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  11. CildemerFebruary 3, 2011 at 7:41 PM

    A very beautiful entry for C day!
    Original architecture! Love it!
    Thanks for sharing;o)

    ***
    Hope you're having a happy week****

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  12. AmandaFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    Thanks, have a good week too!

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  13. UnknownFebruary 4, 2011 at 4:22 PM

    So Elizabethan! The curves in the timbers are beautiful!
    Thanks for your great contribution to ABC Wednesday,
    HelenMac, ABC team

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  14. janerowenaMarch 23, 2011 at 10:43 PM

    I hesitate to write this as it makes me seem a real pig, but the portions in that place are doll-sized! I came out wanting fish and chips! Beautifully cooked and presented, though.

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  15. AmandaMarch 24, 2011 at 8:06 PM

    Maybe it's supposed to be 'nouvelle cuisine' but that is often an excuse for tiny portions as you say!

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