04 November 2010

Restaurants & shops on The Square

The restaurant on the left (La Place Bistro) has been trying for a couple of years to get permission to put seating outside of the restaurant which has been opposed by the Cathedral and in June of this year the decision was made: Outdoor seating bid blocked

03 November 2010

Medieval tiles Winchester Cathedral

Winchester Cathedral has the largest surviving spread of medieval decorated floor tiles within a building in England. These are from the 13th Century.

02 November 2010

Smarter than your average shop..

Is Winchester posh? It does have a KFC and a Poundland (oh the shame!) ... however it does have other shops such as this one:


I always imagine the clever clogs of Winchester chuckle to themselves when they read "Lectori Salutem. Habetis bona deum" and think "How apt!"

I think it means - Greetings Reader. Have a nice day! But you have to be clever to know that - and if you are not then please don't enter this shop! I'm sure Carpet Right have a similar latin slogan something like "insumptuosus vestis" - How apt...!




01 November 2010