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View of the Hospital of St Cross

View of the Hospital of St Cross

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View of the Hospital of St Cross

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South Downs National Park

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Location: Hampshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom

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3. St Catherine's Hill – River Itchen loop from St Cross

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David Howells

September 1, 2023

The Hospital of St Cross is said to be England's oldest charitable institution. It was founded by Henry of Blois between 1132 and 1136 after he was appointed Bishop of Winchester at the age of 28. It was created in order to house and support 13 poor men, known as Brothers, and to feed a further 100 men at its gates each day, with food and drink from the hospital's own land, mills and farms. In 1445 another Order of Brothers was created by Cardinal Henry Beaufort, the Order of Noble Poverty. Today the Hospital is home to 25 'Brothers'.

Built with stone from as far afield as Caen, the church consists of stunning honey coloured Norman stonework both inside and out. On a column on the north aisle is carved the cross of St Cross. In the window nearest to the eastern side of the north transept, the stone surround is strangely angled. This device means that sunlight from the window falls on the cross only on 3rd May (the day in the church calendar of the Invention of the Cross) and 14th September (Holy Cross Day).

nationalchurchestrust.org/church/hospital-st-cross-winchester

jonww74

May 18, 2019

From this spot you get a good view of the river-facing side of the church, with St. Catherine's Hill on the other bank.

Karen Cole

September 6, 2020

Beautiful church and surrounding buildings

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View of the Hospital of St Cross

1. River Itchen loop from Saint Giles Hill Winchester — South Downs National Park

2. Saint Catherine's Hill – St Catherine's Hill loop from Winchester

3. St Catherine's Hill – River Itchen loop from St Cross

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