The Pentice

The Pentice is a colonnaded walkway with row of old buildings, now all shops, within the High Street

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Arch

There is a random arch in the Cathedral grounds. I imagine it was part of something once, a wall perhaps?

The little dog to the left of the photo is mine!

*** I am away on holiday now for 2 weeks so have scheduled these posts to appear (hopefully!). Thanks for any comments & sorry if I don't respond straightaway. For my nearest location see Lisbon city daily photo and head south! ***

Tea or Coffee?

A snap from the cafe at the Hospital of St Cross

Under 1 year to go..

It is now under 1 year to go until the London 2012 Olympics, despite best efforts, and despite actually working on the Olympics project I have only managed to get tickets to see a football match and that's not even at the Olympics park! Anyway...in honour of the countdown here is a photo from Winchester Sports Stadium. Owned by the University of Winchester the Winchester Sports Stadium opened in 2008. The Stadium’s Athletics track comprises an eight-lane track and field sports facilities, an all-weather pitch which is suitable for hockey and football. The stadium put itself forward as a pre-Olympics training ground and had interest from the Tunisian Para-Olympic team.

Tomb

This is a 12th century tomb within the Cathedral. As the board says in front of it says it may contain the remains of the Bishop of Winchester Henry of Blois brother of King Stephen and founder of the Hospital of St Cross.

Parkin House

This is Parkin House in St Thomas's Street. It was probably built around1805 by Henry Godwin, a solicitor. The property remained a solicitors, Godwin Bremridge & Clifton, until 1988 (the solicitors moved to number 12 just down the street) No 8 now houses ARUP a global firm of consulting engineers.

Stained Glass at the Cathedral

One of the many stained glass windows in the cathedral