Happy Easter / Hampton Lane
Happy Easter everyone. Hampton Lane is one of the most pleasant residential streets in Winchester, particularly in spring when everything… Read More »Happy Easter / Hampton Lane
Winchester
Is Winchester one of the best places to live in Britain?
A recent article in the Sunday Times (paywall, unfortunately) didn’t crown Winchester as the best place to live in the… Read More »Is Winchester one of the best places to live in Britain?
Winchester place names
There are so many interesting place names around town. This is a great talk by Dr. Eric Lacey from the… Read More »Winchester place names
Managing environmental impact of housing development in Hampshire
How can maps be used to manage the develop our environment and lessen the environmental impact of housing in Hampshire?… Read More »Managing environmental impact of housing development in Hampshire
Westgate Allotments
At the begging of the 20th century there used to be allotments west of today’s Cheriton road on the grounds… Read More »Westgate Allotments
A34 through Kings Worthy
In 1958 the London and South Western Railway is where it is today, but the Didcot, Newbury and Winchester railway… Read More »A34 through Kings Worthy
Royal Winchester Golf Course
There were other kind of shots fired at the Royal Winchester Golf course about a hundred years ago: Go and… Read More »Royal Winchester Golf Course
Explore historic maps of Winchester
National Library of Scotland has a great map viewer that allows you to roam around a number of old map… Read More »Explore historic maps of Winchester