West Hill Cemetry

In the 1830's Winchester did not have a cemetery and the graveyards of the City's churches were overcrowded and so a Portsmouth grocer called Mr Benny saw a business opportunity and created a cemetery here! The cemetery is now closed to new business..

St James Tavern

I have to admit that I have never actually been into this pub! It is on the Romsey Road just past Peninsula Square going into the Fulflood area of Winchester. It does food, has live music and French conversation classes.

The pub dates from at least 1860, it is named after St James Street which is what the Romsey Road used to be called.

Workhouse

Once again a photo of another service in Winchester that was closed and turned into a housing estate - although this originally used the be the Workhouse, so I can't really say we miss it!

The Poor Law Amendment Act of 1834 led to the building of a large number of workhouses as the law meant that no able-bodied person could get poor relief unless they went to live in a workhouse. The Winchester Union workhouse was built in 1836, an infirmary was later added and in 1912 a large nurses' home was erected at the south of the workhouse. In 1930 the workhouse finally closed and the hospital became known as St Paul's Hospital after the nearby church. 

 

The hospital closed in 1998 and was converted into houses and apartments, incorporating some of the original buildings. The tall chimney, the only one remaining in Winchester, was retained and is a well-known landmark. Below is a photo of the original workhouse.

Littlehales Fountain & 100th post

When the CDPB monthly theme was announced as 'fountains' I thought I'd have a hard time finding any in Winchester as none spring to mind (no pun intended!), but I have infact found 3, and there are probably more hidden away. OK so they're not Trevi Fountains, but here's the first...

At Oram's Arbour in the Fulfood suburb of Winchester is a drinking fountain. Erected in 1880 by Lancelot Littlehales in memory of  his mother Ann Littlehales. The drinking fountain is no longer in use and was originally sited near the Westgate. It features in a photograph of a visit by King George V to Winchester in 1911.  It was moved to its current location in 1935. The photo was taken back in January, the snow has now gone!

Also on a personal note this is my 100th post on my daily photo blog! Not the 100th day as I had a little hiccup at the beginning of the blog! Thanks to anyone who has ever passed by, left comments or followed!

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The Railway

The Railway pub is one of the top live music venues in Winchester. Many famous acts have played here in the past, including Razorlight, Gary Numan and PJ Harvey.

The pub was built in 1883 and it's thought that the music room was originally built as a stable for livestock being transported to the nearby railway station. One of the upstairs rooms is believed to be haunted by a lady dressed in Victorian costume.