Winchester Cathedral
The Cathedral has been in existence in some form since 1079. One of the amazing things about the Cathedral is the architecture which changes as you go into different areas. Two main parts of the cathedral are Norman in style (you can tell by the round arches and plain pillars), the cathedral construction was continued, but the style was change to Perpendicular Gothic (evident by the pointed arches and ornate carving and scrollwork). When closely looked at, you can see changes in the design of the cathedral. Evidently there was no "Master Plan" during the time of construction. Workers made things up as they went along. Window styles change, pillars don't always work out (there is one pillar that just ends, it doesn't do anything!), and fire required the rebuilding of several parts.
Our tour of the cathedral was led by Jonathan Kirkpatrick, one of our Junior deans. He is an amazing history buff and also attended primary school in the nearby Winchester College Boys School. He was able to tell us many interesting and funny stories about the city.


The picture at the left of of the cathedral knave. Note the amazing vaulted ceiling. When we were walking in the rafters, we were on-top of the ceiling! The goal of the gothic perpendicular style is to draw your attention up (toward heaven).

