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out charge. [Illustration: PEVENSEY CASTLE. Before the sea receded the waves almost reached the Castle walls.] WINCHESTER & ITS CATHEDRAL =How to get there.=--Train from Waterloo. L. and S.W. Railway. =Nearest Station.=--Winchester. =Distance from London.=--66-1/2 miles. =Average Time.=--Varies between 1-1/2 to 2-3/4 hours. 1st 2nd 3rd =Fares.=--Single 11s. 0d. 7s. 0d. 5s. 6d. Return 19s. 3d. 12s. 2d. 10s. 6d. =Accommodation Obtainable.=--"George Hotel," "Royal Hotel," "Black Swan Hotel," etc. =Alternative Route.=--Train from Paddington. Great Western Rly. Winchester, the ancient Saxon capital of England, is situated near the foot of the chalk uplands surrounding the river Itchin. It is a city full of historical interest, and its two most striking features are the cathedral and college. Long before the Norman Conquest there was a grammar school at Winchester under the care of the monks. Bishop William of Wykeham was educated at this earlier school, and it was he who re-established it on a larger scale. The new college was founded at the end of the fourteenth century, under the direction of a corporation, and was allied to one of the colleges at Oxford. For five centuries this college, the most ancient of the public schools in England, has kept a foremost place among the many educational centres that now exist. Many of the college buildings remain almost the same as they were originally founded. The cathedral, which is the largest in England, shows every style of architecture from pure Norman to Early Renaissance. It was founded by Walkelin, the first Norman bishop, whose carved font is one of the finest treasures of the building. Bishop Wykeham, at the end of the fourteenth century, continued the building, which had been steadily progressing for a considerable time, and commenced the partial casing of the Norman columns with Perpendicular mouldings. The vaulting shafts of the nave rise from the ground, and owing to the thickness of the Norman masonry, there is no proper triforium. The reredos was built by Cardinal Beaufort in the fifteenth century, and the Lady Chapel was added about the same time. Though it suffered much damage during the Parliamentary wars, the cathedral is wonderfully rich in monuments, all its various architects being buried there, and among the many shrines is that of William Rufus. Winchester's associations with King
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