Memorials & monuments · South East England
Winchester College War Cloister
Winchester College War Cloister — Grade I listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom.
Rosemary Oakeshott — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
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- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
About
Winchester College War Cloister is a Grade I listed building-listed memorial in england-south-east, United Kingdom, registered on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE entry 1095486). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
The Winchester College War Cloister is a war memorial at Winchester College, in Hampshire, designed by the architect Sir Herbert Baker. The roofed quadrangle is said by Historic England to be the largest known private war memorial in Europe. It became a Grade II listed building in 1950, and was upgraded to Grade I in 2017, as one of 24 war memorials in England designed by Baker that were designated by Historic England as a national collection.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Winchester College War Cloister is a war memorial at Winchester College, in Hampshire, designed by the architect Sir Herbert Baker. The roofed quadrangle is said by Historic England to be the largest known private war memorial in Europe. It became a Grade II listed building in 1950, and was upgraded to Grade I in 2017, as one of 24 war memorials in England designed by Baker that were designated by Historic England as a national collection.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.0575, -1.3147
- Address
- College Street, Winchester, SO23 9NA
Sources
- wikidata: Q26387800 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Winchester College War Cloister (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Winchester College War Cloister?
- Winchester College War Cloister is in South East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.0575°, -1.3147°.
- Is Winchester College War Cloister a listed building?
- Winchester College War Cloister carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.