Sorry... I just couldn’t tie in the classic #1 song by The New Vaudeville Band.
Back in the 11th century, Winchester was London before London was… well London. William the Conqueror commissioned the construction Winchester Cathedral as its centre point and to this day the 900 year old building boasts the longest naïve in all of Europe.
The Great Screen dates back to the 15th century and not only is the Cathedral the burial site for 12 English kings it is also the final resting place for author Jane Austin.
Located in the town’s Great Hall hangs what is reported to be King Arthur’s Round Table. Honestly… it looks like something that was to be used in a medieval version of Wheel of Fortune.
The town itself is quite quaint with its Tudor styled High Street, city gates from the walled close and bridges over the River Itchen.
Near the city centre stands a statue to King Alfred the Great, who in the 9th century deterred the invasion of Danish Vikings, and as evident by the following sign that resistance to hooligans still stands.
If having a pink wall wasn't nuisance enough.
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