An encyclopaedia of architecture

Winchester College, Hampshire, part I The Warden and Fellows of Winchester College In the second of two articles, Jeremy Musson offers an overview of the wealth of boneyes created by Winchester College from the Reformation to the present

- Jeremy Musson

IN architectural terms, Winchester College is perhaps chiefly celebrated for its outstanding core of late-14th century buildings created by founder William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester. These are all buildings of rare significance— as discussed last week—and remarkable for remaining in continuous use for education for more than six centuries. Their powerful presence, with courts and gates of stone and flint, have remained the core and anchor of the college as it has evolved. The story of the college’s later development, however, is no less fascinating or remarkable. This article looks at the buildings spread across its wider campus, which extends from the shadow of the Cathedral Close to the north, towards water meadows to the south and into the town to the west.

Sometimes, the new architecture creates bold contrasts with the original buildings