Flashback… the extraordinary John Bramwell. No more than 50 people in the hull of the Golden Hinde ship. The sound? Utterly unique - like being in the belly of a guitar. Very special. 07.09.2025.
Credits: Toni Bond & Nick Herridge.
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Canons on the second deck of the Holden Hinde.
ENGLISH HERITAGE # WINCHESTER PALACE The Great Hall These ruins are all that remain of the palace of the powerful Bishops of Winchester; one of the largest and most important buildings in medieval London. Founded in the /2th century by Bishop Henry de Blois, brother of King Stephen. The Palace was built to comfortably house the bishops when staying in London on royal or administrative business. These visible remains were part of the Great Hall, which formerly stood alongside the south bank of the Thames. To your right is the gable wall. It has a magnificent rose window, and doors which led to the buttery, pantry and kitchen. Goods such as wine could be stored in a vaulted cellar below the hall, with a passage co the river wharf. The rest of the palace was arranged around two courtyards housing many buildings, including a prison, brew-house and butchery. As the Bishop's private retreat from the stresses of medieval governance, che palace also had a tennis court, bowling alley and pleasure gardens. Below. View of London from 1647 by Wenceslas Hollar, showing the palace from Southwark Cathedral cower. A known error in Hollar's drawing was that The Hope cheatre was mislabelled as The Globe. Wikimedia Commons Gardens and orchard The Globe Theatre The Hope Theatre (labelled The Globe) Stables The palace remained in use until the 17ch century, when it was divided into tenement housing and warehouses. The ruins were rediscovered in the 19ch century Above: The interior of the Great Hall as it may have appeared in the I5th century. The hall would have been lavishly decorated, and was often used to entertain royal guests, such as James I of Scotland and Joan Beaufort, who held their wedding feast here in 1424. Illustration by Liam Wales © Historic England Lodgings Range Chapel Winchester Palace GREAT HALL
Ruins of Winchester Palace.
The ruins of Winchester Palace that haven’t been incorporated into a “newer” building.
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2-4) The remains of Winchester Palace. #WinchesterPalace #LondonBaby2025
