Winchester

 

Winchester Cathedral is the longest medieval cathedral in the world.

Construction on the cathedral started in 1079.

The first churches in Wessex were constructed in the 7th century.

Jane Austen was buried here in 1817.

She was brought to the city for treatment and never recovered.

A lot of name sharing going on

Winchester was has been inhabited since the Iron Age, and was a center of the British Belgae tribe. The Tournai font above was built by Belgians in the 12th and 13th century.

After Roman rule, the city became the capital of the Kingdom of Wessex.

King Alfred the Great completely redesigned the city to protect against Vikings. Many Kings of Wessex and King Canute are amongst many royals buried here.

The Normans instigated the construction of Winchester Cathedral, built out of the Saxon Old and New Ministers.

During the early 1900s William Walker laid over 25,000 bags of concrete, 115,000 concrete clocks, and 900,000 bricks to prevent the cathedral from sinking.

One of the best things about medieval cathedrals are their painted tile floors.