Winchester to Southampton

Chalk cutting

[road under] Andover road [north]

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Winchester

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BROUGHTON 12 miles

ROMSEY 10

SALISBURY 25

STOCKBRIDGE 9

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ALRESFORD 7 miles

HEADBORNE WORTHY 2

PETERSFIELD 9

[south] Barracks

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Chalk cutting

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[south] Cathedral

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[south] St. Catherine's Hill

To enumerate the infinite variety of interesting features, picturesque, architectural, and antiquarian, at Winchester, is far beyond the limits of these jottings, and we must refer to our 'Pleasure Excursions.' There are ample materials for at least three days: - visit the cathedral, the churches, Wykeham's College, the so-called Arthur's Round Table in the Town Hall, Wolvesey Palace, and particularly St. Cross Hospital. The walk thither by the crystal and rapid river must on no account be missed. The tourist who really wishes to master the history of the Norman nave and transepts, decorated chapels, old wall, paintings, stained glass, &c. of the Cathedral, &c, should possess himself of a volume of the 'Proceedings of the Archaeological Institute,' at Winchester. It is abundantly illustrative: full of research and information. Our engravings will supply the place of further description, as our chart exhibits some of the principal objects. (For convenience of arrangement a few illustrations will be found on the other side).

Hospital and village of St. Cross

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[road over] From Southampton [north]

[tunnel] Wallerash tunnel

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66 A day at St. Cross Hospital make a delightful excursion. The Hospital and Church, both rich in picturesqueness, and the latter a very interesting architectural study of early Norman work - the quiet monastic look of the place - the old hospitallers in their black gowns and silver crosses - the old hall - kitchen - rooms - and glass of beer and bread given to every wayfarer who chooses to apply for them, make the spot quite unique in all England.

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When the old house at Hursley was pulled down, the die of the Great Seal of the Commonwealth was found in the walls and was doubtless the same which Oliver Cromwell took from the Parliament. His feeble son and successor Richard, who was only fitted to be a quiet domestic man, lived at Hursley, and was buried in the church there.

[road under] Road at Shawford

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Itchen river parallel

Embankment

In All Saints, Compton, ecclesiologists will find some Norman vestiges, a decorated window and good chancel arch.

Alexander Pope is said to have been educated at Twyford.

[road under] Bambridge lane

On London clay

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[road under] To Albrook [south]

[stream] Itchen navigation

St. Andrew's, Titchborne, offers some curious old paintings and memorials of the Tichborne family.

[stream] Itchen navigation

Embankment

descend 1 in 528

[south] Gravel pit

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Bishopstoke

[junction to south] Gosport branch

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Bishopstoke is remarkable for a modern church in a most vile taste. Its badness is supreme; but its situation, by the 'crystal dashing' Itchen, is quite lovely. The banks of this river hereabouts are full of beautiful points.

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Lyford and Winchester stream

[stream] Swaythling brook

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[road over] Stoneham to Southampton

descend 1 in 400

74 The church of North Stoneham and the neighbouring park should be visited from Southampton - and they are worth a visit, if it were only for the sake of the monument and hearty epitaph of Sir Thomas Fleming, chief justice of England, 'coupled in the blessed state of matrimony to his virtuous wife, 1613.' The more ostentatious monument commemorates the feats of Admiral Lord Hawke, who died 1781, and especially the battle with Conflans, in Quiberon Bay, 1759. 'The bravery,' says the epitaph, 'of his soul was equal to the dangers he encountered; the cautious intrepidity of his deliberations superior even to the conquests he obtained. The annals of his life compose a period of naval glory, unparalleled in later times, for whenever he sailed, victory attended him. A prince, unsolicited, conferred on him favours, which he disdained to ask.' The churchyard on the borders of the park, and the church with foliage and herds of deer, browsing close to the churchyard, makes a very agreeable picture. The spot is about equi-distant from Bishopstoke station and the terminus at Southampton.

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[stream] Itchen water

Very slight ruins exist to mark the site of the priory of Black Canons, which Henry the First, about A.D.1124, built two miles out of Southampton, and dedicated in honour of St. Dionyse or Dennis.

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Canal

[road over] Chapel road

[level crossing] Road round the marsh

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SOUTHAMPTON

Southampton is a venerable town; accredited as the place at which, nine centuries ago, the tide washed king Canute's feet. It was the seat of a great wine trade in the thirteenth century. Of its churches, walls, gates, remains of castle, there is no room to speak here; but we may say that they afford abundant materials to interest the archaeologist and artist, and the general visitor will at least be delighted with the Southampton Water. The spacious docks are quite modern, and are already successfully realizing their object, and bringing great trade. The next step is to reclaim the mud banks from the sea: were that accomplished, Southampton might become as pleasant and healthy a sea-bathing place as any on the coast.

Netley Abbey is about three miles on the banks of the Water, and is a beautiful ruin of early English architecture.