Further Information

Further reading

Beaumont James, T. 1997 English Heritage Book of Winchester. Batsford: London.

Biddle, M. 1986 Wolvesey: the Old Bishop’s Palace, Winchester, Hampshire. London: HBMCE.

Page, M. 2002 The Medieval Bishops of Winchester: estate, archive and administration. Winchester: Hampshire County Council.

Riall, N. 1994 Henry of Blois, Bishop of Winchester: a patron of the twelfth century Renaissance. Winchester.

Wareham, J. 2000 Three palaces of the bishops of Winchester: Wolvesey (Old Bishop’s Palace), Hampshire; Bishop Waltham’s Palace, Hampshire: Farnham Castle Keep, Surrey. English Heritage.

Places to visit

Winchester City Museum

The displays at the City Museum tell the story of Winchester’s history. Various finds and pieces of architectural stone from Wolvesey Palace can be seen.

Winchester City Museum
The Square
Winchester
SO23 9ES

Winchester Cathedral

Adjacent to the palace lies the magnificent Winchester Cathedral, whose history is closely intertwined with that of Wolvesey Palace. The cathedral was developed, re-fashioned and adorned by successive bishops, and houses their chantry chapels and memorials.