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History of Winchester · Historic England

488 listed buildings, 41 of them Grade I

Historic England counts them inside Winchester’s built-up area, 101 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 13 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 76 of its listed buildings and 8 old views of the town. 19% of its homes were built before 1919. Winchester grades A for history: #1 of 76 in Hampshire.

41Grade I40Grade II*1930old map13scheduled monuments32on High Street
Listed buildings
488
101 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
41
exceptional interest
Grade II*
40
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
13
nationally important sites
Homes built before 1919
19%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures

Winchester in 90 photos and old views

Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

Wolvesey CastleWolvesey CastleGrade I listedHospital of St Cross and Almshouses of Noble PovertyHospital of St Cross and Almshouses of Noble PovertyGrade I listedThe First in and Last Out Public HouseThe First in and Last Out Public HouseGrade II listedWinchester Quaker Meeting HouseWinchester Quaker Meeting HouseGrade II listedWharf MillWharf MillGrade II listed+85See all photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.

Through time

Winchester from 1785 to 1930

An old map and 8 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.

A mock election- procession at Winchesterc. 1785
GeorgianA mock election- procession at WinchesterPhoto: Unknown photographer · Public domain
The Chapel of the Greyfriars Monastery, Winchesterc. 1790
GeorgianThe Chapel of the Greyfriars Monastery, WinchesterPhoto: Michael Angelo Rooker · CC0
Winchester du temps où John Keats composait son ode À l'automne (1819)1819
GeorgianWinchester du temps où John Keats composait son ode À l'automne (1819)Photo: Inconnus · Public domain
A Hot in 22-a-side Winchester Football by RB Mansfield 18661866
VictorianA Hot in 22-a-side Winchester Football by RB Mansfield 1866Photo: R. B. Mansfield · Public domain
Cathedral and avenue, Winchester, England1890
VictorianCathedral and avenue, Winchester, EnglandPhoto: The Library of Congress · No restrictions
City Cross, Winchester LCCN20066838011890
VictorianCity Cross, Winchester LCCN2006683801Photo: Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress · Public domain
Rufus Stone, New Forest, Winchester, Englandc. 1890
VictorianRufus Stone, New Forest, Winchester, EnglandPhoto: Photochrom Print Collection · Public domain
Winchester Cathedral. Sc. 1910
EdwardianWinchester Cathedral. SPhoto: Unknown photographer · Public domain
Old map of Winchester England from 19301930
Old mapOld map of Winchester England from 1930Map: John Bartholomew & Son · Public domain

Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.

The map

Where Winchester’s history is

Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.

Bowl barrow 70m north of Oliver Cromwell's Battery, scheduled monumentCity Bridge at the junction of High Street and Bridge Street, scheduled monumentCity Cross or 'Butter Cross', scheduled monumentHyde Abbey gateway, scheduled monumentOld wall and Jacobean monument in Hyde Close, scheduled monumentOliver Cromwell's Battery: Iron Age enclosure reused as a Civil War battery, scheduled monumentSt Catherine's Hill hillfort, scheduled monumentThe Kings Gate, scheduled monumentThe West Gate, scheduled monumentWinchester Castle, scheduled monumentWinchester Cathedral Close, scheduled monumentWinchester city wall and associated monuments, scheduled monumentWolvesey Palace, scheduled monumentAbbey House, Grade II*Abbots Barton Farmhouse with Cottage Adjoining, Grade II*Church of St Bartholomew, Grade II*Church of St Michael, Grade II*Church of the Holy Trinity, Grade II*Colebrook House, Grade II*God Begot House, Grade II*Hyde Abbey House, Grade II*Hyde House, Grade II*Medieval and C18 bridge under Hyde Street at site of North Gate, Grade II*Memorial of the Plague, Grade II*Moberley's, Grade II*Peter's Theatre, Grade II*Serle's House, Grade II*Southgate Hotel, Grade II*St John's Croft, Grade II*The Deanery Bakehouse, Grade II*The Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Winchester War Memorial, Grade II*The King's Royal Rifle Corps War Memorial, Winchester, Grade II*Winchester Library, Grade II*1 Chesil Street, Grade II*1, Water Lane, Grade II*105, High Street, Grade II*12, Chesil Street, Grade II*12, Southgate Street, Grade II*23 and 24, The Square, Grade II*23, St Peter Street, Grade II*24 and 25, St John's Street, Grade II*24, St Thomas Street, Grade II*26 and 27, St Swithun Street, Grade II*29, Jewry Street, Grade II*3, The Square, Grade II*30-41, High Street, Grade II*42, Chesil Street, Grade II*49 and 50, High Street, Grade II*5, Kingsgate Street, Grade II*57 and 57A, High Street, Grade II*70 and 71, Kingsgate Street, Grade II*8 and 9A, Kingsgate Street, Grade II*8, College Street, Grade II*Avebury House, Grade ICart Shed to West of Hyde Abbey Gateway and Adjoining It, Grade ICathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Grade IChamber Court with Middle Gate St Mary's College, Grade ICheyney Court, Grade IChurch of St John the Baptist, Grade ICity Bridge, Grade ICloisters St Mary's College, Grade IClose Boundary Walls and Gates Priors Gate, Grade ICollege Hall St Mary's College, Grade IDome Alley, Grade IFromond's Chantry St Marys College, Grade IGarden Wall to the South of Minster House on the East and South Sides of the Garden, Grade IGreat Hall Winchester Castle, Grade IHospital of St Cross and Almshouses of Noble Poverty, Grade IHyde Abbey Gateway, Grade IKingsgate the Church of St Swithun upon Kingsgate, Grade IMinster House, Grade IOuter Court with Outer Gate St Mary's College, Grade IPart of the City, Palace and Castle Wall Running East from Priory Gate to Angle near to Hall Above Magdalen Hospital, Grade IPilgrims' Hall, Grade IPilgrims' School, Grade IPorter's Lodge, Grade ISchool, Winchester College, Grade ISick House St Mary's College, Grade ISt John's Rooms and Chapel, Grade ISt Mary's College Chapel, Grade ISt Mary's College Warden's Lodgings, Grade IThe Carnery, Grade IThe Deanery, Incorporating Prior's Hall, Grade IThe Judge's Lodging, Grade IThe Old Stables, Grade IThe War Cloister, Winchester College, Grade IThe Westgate, Grade IWolvesey Castle, Grade IWolvesey Palace, Grade I1, The Close, Grade I10, The Close, Grade I11, The Close, Grade I4, St Peter Street, Grade I9, The Close, Grade I
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monument400 m from Winchester Cathedral
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
34 of 41Grade I buildings stand within 400 m of Winchester Cathedral, a five-minute walk. So do 253 of the 488 listed buildings.
3 of 30neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 66% were built before 1919.

Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.

488 listed buildings by grade
41 Grade I40 Grade II*407 Grade II

Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.

Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).

Grade I

The 41 Grade I listed buildings in Winchester

Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings; 34 of these stand within 400 m of Winchester Cathedral. 37 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.

Cathedral · listed 1950Winchester CathedralOn the list as Cathedral Church of the Holy TrinityPhoto: Antony McCallum · CC BY 3.0
Public · listed 1950Hospital of St CrossOn the list as Hospital of St Cross and Almshouses of Noble PovertyPhoto: Michael Coppins · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1950Avebury HousePhoto: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1950City BridgePhoto: Tpe.g5.stan · CC0
House · listed 1950Dome AlleyPhoto: Tim Sheerman-Chase · CC BY 4.0
Church · listed 1950Minster HousePhoto: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1950The Pilgrims SchoolOn the list as Pilgrims' SchoolPhoto: SuzanneKn at en · Public domain
House · listed 1950The CarneryPhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1950Winchester College War CloisterOn the list as The War Cloister, Winchester CollegePhoto: Andrew Powers (Chernocke House, 1996-2001) / Andrew Danger Powers · CC BY-SA 2.5
House · listed 1950WestgateOn the list as The WestgatePhoto: Johan Bakker · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 19501, The ClosePhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 195010, The ClosePhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 19509, The ClosePhoto: Tilman2007 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Grade II*

The 40 Grade II* listed buildings in Winchester

Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 36 are photographed.

Church · listed 1950Abbey HousePhoto: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1974Hyde HousePhoto: Chris Talbot · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1950Moberley'sPhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Show the other 28
Public · listed 1950Corn ExchangeOn the list as Winchester LibraryPhoto: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic streets

High Street has the most listed buildings

Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.

High Street32 listed · 4 II*
105, High Street30-41, High Street49 and 50, High Street
Kingsgate Street26 listed · 3 II*
5, Kingsgate Street70 and 71, Kingsgate Street8 and 9A, Kingsgate Street
St Cross Road19 listed
St Thomas Street15 listed · 1 II*
24, St Thomas Street
Hyde Street14 listed
Chesil Street13 listed · 3 II*
1 Chesil Street12, Chesil Street42, Chesil Street
The Square13 listed · 2 II*
23 and 24, The Square3, The Square
Southgate Street12 listed · 1 II*
12, Southgate Street
Jewry Street8 listed · 1 II*
Kingsgate Road8 listed
St Swithun Street8 listed · 1 II*
26 and 27, St Swithun Street
Canon Street7 listed

The Close holds 4 entries, 4 of them Grade I: more of the top grade than any other street. Of the 488 entries, 265 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.

What’s protected

Most of Winchester’s listed buildings are homes

Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.

Houses, terraces & villas321
Public & civic buildings61
Walls, gates & bridges54
Churches, chapels & priories25
Inns, shops & warehouses17
Memorials, crosses & tombs6
Street furniture4

321 entries (66%) are houses, terraces and villas. 25 are churches, chapels and priories, including 7 of the 41 Grade I buildings.

Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.

Grade II

407 Grade II listed buildings

Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.

The first 150 of 407 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Abbey Mill HouseArch in Wall of No 25Barns at No 75Bindon HouseBlack BridgeBlackbridge HouseBoundary Wall on College Street and College Walk St Mary's CollegeButter CrossButterfield Wing, Royal Hampshire County HospitalCarlisle House Chernocke HouseCastle Avenue Offices, County HallCastle Hill Offices County HallCentury HouseChernocke House, Winchester CollegeChrist's HospitalChurch CottageChurch of St LawrenceChurch of St MatthewChurch of St PaulCity MuseumClifton HouseClifton LodgeCollege Mill St Mary's CollegeCongregational ChurchDawn House Including Attached Walling Steps and RailingsDean PriorDebtors' Dining HallDovecote at Abbots Barton FarmDu Boulays, Winchester CollegeEastgate HouseFence of Abbey HouseFlanking Walls of No 12Former Church of St Thomas and St ClementFormer Mildmay ArmsFormer Peninsula Barracks: Royal Hussars Museum [former Militia Stores]Friary HouseFront Wall and Fence of Nos 12 and 12AFront Wall and Fence of Nos 14 and 16Garden Boundary Wall to South of Du BoulaysGarden House at St John's CroftGarden Temple to Abbey HouseGarden Wall of No 12Garden Wall of No 16Garden Wall of No 23Garden Wall of Nos 20 to 25Garden Wall of St John's CroftGarden Wall of the Royal HotelGate Between Headmaster's House and No 8 College Street St Mary's CollegeGates and Screens of No 54Gateway at Rear of No 6Gateway of St John's Hospital (North)Gateway to East of Headmaster's House St Mary's CollegeHampshire Archives and Local StudiesHarley HouseHeadmaster's House St Mary's CollegeHorse and Rider sculpture, High Street, WinchesterHyde LodgeK6 Telephone KioskKings Arms Public HouseKingsgate HouseKingston HouseLittlehales Memorial Drinking FountainLodge [Bindon Cottage]Marlfield HouseMaster's LodgeMemorial Buildings St Mary's CollegeMilestoneMilestoneMill House,The WharfMoberly Court and Flint Court St Mary's CollegeMorley CollegeMusic School of St Marys CollegeNew Hall St Mary's CollegeNo 8 and the Old Vine InnNon-Licet Gate with Wall Adjoining St Mary's CollegeNorthgate House the White Swan Public HouseOld KennelsOld Wall Surrounding College Mead Incorporating Ridding Memorial Gateway St Mary's CollegeOutbuilding to the North of No 48Pavement Adjoining the College WallPeninsula Barracks Green Jackets Headquarters and MuseumPeninsula Barracks GymnasiumPeninsula Barracks Main Entrance Gate Piers, Gates and Flanking Railings and PiersPeninsular Barracks Chapel and SchoolroomPeninsular Barracks East BlockPeninsular Barracks GuardroomPeninsular Barracks Mons BlockPeninsular Barracks North BlockPeninsular Barracks Weapons Training ShedPeninsular Barracks West BlockPremises Occupied by Richardson and Starling LtdPriors' BartonPyotts CottageQueen Elizabeth II CourtRear Garden Wall of Nos 1 and 2Remains of City Wall Within the Curtilage of No 26 Jewry StreetRemains of City Wall at Rear of No 11 and No 12 and Nos 16 to 23Remains of North West Corner of City WallRoman Catholic Church of St PeterRoyal Oak Public HouseScience School at Winchester CollegeSergeants, Winchester CollegeSouth Africa Gateway and Adjoining Buildings Facing Kingsgate Street St Mary's CollegeSt John's Hospital (North)St John's Hospital (South)St Mary's College Stewart Memorial GatewaySt Mary's College Wall Behind Nos 9 to 15 Kingsgate StreetSt Mary's College Wall to South of South Africa GatewaySt Peter's Church HallStable Block of No 15Stable Block of St John's CroftStapenhillStatue of Alfred the GreatSymonds HouseThe Bell Inn Public HouseThe Black Boy Public HouseThe Eclipse InnThe First in and Last Out Public HouseThe GuildhallThe India Arms Public HouseThe Old GaolThe Old Market HouseThe Pagoda HouseThe Rising Sun Public HouseThe Royal HotelThe VicarageTheatre RoyalTower of Former Church of St MauriceTrafalgar HouseTudor HouseUpper HouseW H SmithWalcote ChambersWall (To East and North of Courtyard Walls of No 75 Hyde Street)Wall Between Deanery Wall and Pilgrim's HallWall and Fence of West Hill CemeteryWall and Path of Water CloseWall of No 1Wall of No 11Wall of No 13Wall of No 15Wall of No 4Wall of No 48Wall of No 9Wall of Nos 27 and 28Wall of Nos 4 and 6Wall of Nos 8 and 10Wall of Priors BartonWall of Symonds HouseWall of the Deanery

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Conservation areas

1 conservation area covers 17% of Winchester

Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.

Winchester 1990232 ha
232 hain conservation areas, of 1,354 ha inside the built-up area.

467 of the 488 listed buildings stand in one.

Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.

How the list grew

240 of Winchester’s 488 listed buildings were added in 1974

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

1974 · 2401950 · 178
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 178 entries were listed in 1950, 37 of the 41 Grade I buildings among them. 240 came in 1974, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 4 have been added in the last 15 years.

Monuments & landscapes

Monuments, parks and gardens

Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.

13 scheduled monuments

Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.

City Bridge at the junction of High Street and Bridge Street
City Cross or 'Butter Cross'
Hyde Abbey gateway
St Catherine's Hill hillfort
The Kings Gate
The West Gate
Winchester Castle
Winchester Cathedral Close
Winchester city wall and associated monuments
Wolvesey Palace
History Grade

Winchester grades A for history

Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.

Protected heritage, for its size and in all (636 points, 131 per 10,000 residents)More than 88% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (19%)More than 59% of UK towns

Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.

Born here

50 notable people born in Winchester before 1900

The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.

Æthelwold of Winchester
Empress Matilda
William Adelin
William of Luneburg
Henry III of England
Richard of Cornwall
Arthur, Prince of Wales
Thomas Bilson
Charles Wolfran Cornwall
John Lingard
Louisa Dundas
Robert Dale
Laura Keene
William Bull
Henry Gale
George Greenfield
Charlotte Anne Moberly
Herbert Greenfield
Harold Forster
Geoffrey Toye
9001050120013501500165018001950
Henry III of England
Henry III of England1207–1272 · King of England from 1216 to 1272
Empress Matilda
Empress Matilda1102–1167 · Holy Roman Empress (1114–1125); claimant to the English throne
Arthur, Prince of Wales
Arthur, Prince of Wales1486–1502 · Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall
Richard of Cornwall
Richard of Cornwall1209–1272 · King of the Romans, Earl of Cornwall, English royalty
William Adelin
William Adelin1103–1120 · Duke of Normandy
William of Luneburg
William of Luneburg1184–1213 · Lord of Luneburg
Æthelwold of Winchester
Æthelwold of Winchester904–984 · Bishop of Winchester; Abbot of Abingdon
Herbert Greenfield
Herbert Greenfield1869–1949 · Canadian politician (1869-1949)

Everyone born in Winchester → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.

Towns its size

Winchester has the most Grade I buildings of 226 towns its size

Places of 29,000–78,000 people outside London, by Grade I listed buildings.

Winchester41
Durham40
Salisbury37
Canterbury36
Bury St Edmunds26
Rochester21
Bridgwater17
Shrewsbury15
Chichester14
Warwick13
King's Lynn13
Chatham11
#10 of 226for listed buildings per resident (101 per 10,000). Bury St Edmunds, Canterbury and Chichester lead.

The typical town its size has 1.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Winchester

TownPeopleListedGrade IHistory
Winchester48,48648841A
Littleton1,50690C+
Kings Worthy4,631271C+
Twyford1,482530A+
Compton1,30750B−
South Wonston2,68600D
Otterbourne1,252150B+
Colden Common3,827110C
In brief

Winchester in brief

Winchester has 488 listed buildings, 41 of them Grade I. No town its size has more Grade I buildings: it leads the 226 nearest in population. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 88% of UK towns. Winchester Cathedral sits at the heart of it all, with 34 of the town’s Grade I buildings within 400 m.

On High Street alone there are 32 listed buildings. A conservation area has protected part of it since 1990. Of the whole list, 66% are houses, terraces and villas. The rest is about typical: 19% of its homes were built before 1919, close to the 15% in the typical UK town.

Questions about Winchester’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Winchester?

Historic England lists 488 buildings inside Winchester’s built-up area: 41 Grade I, 40 Grade II* and 407 Grade II.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Winchester?

41, including Avebury House, Cart Shed to West of Hyde Abbey Gateway and Adjoining It, Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, Chamber Court with Middle Gate St Mary's College, Cheyney Court and Church of St John the Baptist.

Which street in Winchester has the most listed buildings?

High Street (32), Kingsgate Street (26) and St Cross Road (19) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.

Are there scheduled monuments in Winchester?

Yes, 13 scheduled monuments, including Bowl barrow 70m north of Oliver Cromwell's Battery, City Bridge at the junction of High Street and Bridge Street, City Cross or 'Butter Cross' and Hyde Abbey gateway.

How many conservation areas are there in Winchester?

1, covering about 232 hectares of the town. The largest is Winchester.

When were Winchester’s buildings listed?

The first in 1950; the most, 240, in 1974.

Are there old photos of Winchester?

Yes: 8 public-domain photos and postcards from 1785 to 1910, and an old map from 1930, all on this page.

Who was born in Winchester?

Among people born before 1900: Henry III of England (1207), Empress Matilda (1102), Arthur, Prince of Wales (1486), Richard of Cornwall (1209) and William Adelin (1103).

How old are the homes in Winchester?

19% of homes were built before 1919 and 27% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).

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