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St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate, Winchester Postcode: SO23 9JP Grid Ref: SU482291 CHR No: 641362 Date of survey: 21st February 2025 Photo 1: Exterior of St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate The church sits over Kingsgate, a city gate which is on or close to the site of one of the Roman gates. The present gateway is probably late 14th century…
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St Thomas a Becket, Warblington St Thomas a Becket Warblington has Saxon origins, with Saxon features visible in the tower. The long chancel is supposedly on the site of the Saxon nave. The main body of the church is late 12th/early 13th C, with 19thC restorations. Photographs, taken by members of the Medieval Graffiti Survey,…
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The Bargate is a Grade I listed medieval gatehouse in the city centre of Southampton, England. Constructed in Norman times as part of the Southampton town walls, it was the main gateway to the city. The Bargate was built c. 1180, constructed of stone and flint. Alterations were made to the building around 1290, when…
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St Andrew, Tichborne Postcode: SO24 0NA Grid Ref: SU569302 CHR No: 641024 Photo 1: Exterior of St Andrew’s,Tichborne The church is set on a hill, overlooking the village of Tichborne. It retains its mid-11th century plan with a surviving Saxo-Norman chancel which has characteristic stone pilaster strips and small double-splayed windows. The nave and…
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St Andrew the Apostle, Hamble-le-Rice OS Grid Ref: SU 482068 Postcode: SO31 4JF CoE CHR No: 641233 Photo 1 – St Andrew the Apostle, Hamble-le-Rice. A small priory was established here between 1109 and 1128 by a cell of Benedictine monks from the abbey of Tiron, near Chartres in France. It was probably already run-down…
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All Saints, Houghton Each image below is linked to a larger version; to see the larger version it may be necessary to allow ‘pop-ups’. Houghton All Saints is located in the Test valley near Stockbridge. This small unassuming church dating from the 12th century contains a wealth of stunning medieval graffiti, with some striking and…
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St Andrew, Hurstbourne Priors Postcode: RG28 7RN Grid Ref: SU838466 CHR No: 641295 Photo 1: Exterior of St Andrew’s, Hurstbourne Priors The church is Grade II* listed. It is on the site of a Saxon church, recorded as being consecrated in 820 AD. The present building dates from the 12th century, and the fine…
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All Saints’ Church, Hursley Post code: SO21 2JB OS Grid Ref: SU 427 252 CoE CHR No: 641340 Photo 1 – All Saints, Hursley. The church is best known for its associations with John Keble, the pioneer leader of the Oxford Movement. It was designed for him by JP Harrison, and built in 1846-8, in…
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St John the Baptist, North Baddesley The church is located on a small rise some distance from the main village. It has associations with the Knights Hospitallers, whose Preceptory was located opposite on the site of what is now an 18th century manor house. The Hopitallers link is evidenced by the presence of their crosses…
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St Nicholas, North Stoneham St Nicholas is “An intriguing and problematical building…”. The church was rebuilt at some time between 1590 and 1610 with older features, possibly from other buildings, incorporated; it was restored in 1826 and again later in the 19th Century. (The Buildings of England: Hampshire & the Isle of Wight, 1985) Photographs,…