Churches
Froyle Village of Saints
Froyle in Hampshire is known as the village of saints because of its intriguing saints statues which gaze out from many of the village houses.
Read MorePetersfield War Memorial
The Petersfield War Memorial was designed by Harry Inigo Triggs who lived at the house he designed, Little Boarhunt in Liphook Hampshire
Read MoreD-Day Window Portsmouth Cathedral
The D-Day window in Portsmouth Cathedral was installed in 1956 as a memorial to Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsey who commanded the seaborne forces at Normandy in 1944.
Read MoreWarblington Watch Huts
The rare watch huts in the church yard of the church of St Thomas a Becket in Warblington, are another intriguing facet of the history of this fascinating part of Hampshire.
Read MoreMedieval Floor Tiles in Hampshire
Hampshire is home to one of the greatest pavements of Medieval tiles in Europe, in Winchester Cathedral. However several Hampshire churches contain some fascinating examples of early tiles
Read MoreSir Thomas Sopwith Aviator
Sir Thomas Sopwith pioneer and aviator lies buried in the churchyard in Little Somborne Hampshire. His planes won the battle in the skies during WWI and WWII, with the Sopwith Camel and the development along with his friend Harry Hawker, the Hurricane.
Read MoreIzaak Walton in Hampshire
Izaak Walton, writer of The Complete Angler, was not born in Hampshire but he made it his home and died in Winchester in 1683, close to the glorious chalk stream that is the River Itchen.
Read MoreSt George in Hampshire
Images of St George pop up in churches all across Hampshire, here is just a few to celebrate the 23rd April
Read MoreAll Saints Church Little Somborne
All Saints Church Little Somborne is an Anglo Saxon church that sits close to Somborne Park in Hampshire and has remained largely untouched for seven hundred years. It is a looked after by the Church Conservation Trust.
Read MoreSecrets of Winchester’s Mortuary Chests
The Winchester Cathedral mortuary boxes containing the remains of our earliest Saxon kings are being examined to see if the bones can be connected to King Cnut.
Read MoreUntangling the Early Church in Hampshire (Part 2)
The pattern of the early church in Hampshire can be a complicated matter. Domesday records approximatley 128 churches but was that a complete tally?
Read MoreThe Tudor Queen in Winchester
Winchester Cathedral was the backdrop to the wedding of Mary Tudor and Philip of Spain. It was a ceremony set to impress the Spanish and the wonderful architecture of the cathedral did just that
Read MoreBishop Curle’s Riddle
Winchester Cathedral is full of odd little carvings and riddles, look out for Bishop Curle’s Latin inscription on the West Front
Read MoreSt Andrew’s Church Meonstoke
The Early English architecture of St Andrew’s church Meonstoke is beautiful in its simple lines, without too much Victorian ‘restoration’ and embelishment.
Read MoreWonderful WWI Memorial at Cheriton
The moving WWI memorial in Cheriton church in memory of the four nephews of Mary Augusta Phipps Egerton
Read MoreThe Impact of the Vikings on Churches in Wessex
Hampshire and its neighbouring counties of Berkshire and Wiltshire were at the core of West Saxon Wessex when the Viking raids swept through. The emerging Christian churches were attacked and the fragile shoots of the new religion stamped upon.
Read MoreThe Green Man in Hampshire
The Green Man is an elusive creature in the churches of Hampshire but we have gathered a few to enjoy.
Read MoreThe Butter Cross of Winchester
The Butter Cross of Winchester which stands in the High St, dates from the C15th but could have replaced an earlier Anglo Saxon or Norman preaching cross.
Read MoreBaptismal Font Selborne
The Baptismal font Selborne in the church of St Mary’s is a beautiful example of C12th tub shaped font.
Read MoreKnights Hospitaller in Godsfield
The Knights Hospitaller in Godsfield and Baddesley Hampshire were established in the C12th to aid those on pilgrimage between Southampton, Winchester and beyond.
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