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War Cloister was rededicated on 14 November 1948. Additional names have been added to the plaques since the end of each war. If you want to find information about a specific person remembered in War Cloister, then head to the Winchester College at War website.
Jan 21, 2024 · The War Cloister was dedicated by the Bishop of Winchester and opened by the Duke of Connaught on May 31, 1924. The Duke spoke of the Wykehamists who had ‘paid the last tribute and fell on the field’.
Jun 14, 2024 · May 02, 2024 Season 1 Episode 9. Join Director of Winchester College Society Christopher Normand (F, 1976-81) and history don James Webster as they discuss how War Cloister came to be. Stories from War Cloister is a podcast series to mark the centenary of Winchester College's War Cloister.
Winchester College War Cloister, east colonnade. The completed cloister was dedicated on 31 May 1924, at a ceremony attended by Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, the former Bishop of Winchester Edward Talbot, and Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon, who delivered an address.
Mar 31, 2024 · War Cloister: A Centenary Exhibition. Treasury, 22 January to 31 July 2024. A new exhibition opens in Treasury this term, exploring the development of War Cloister, Winchester’s memorial to the dead of the First World War.
Work began in 1922 and the memorial was dedicated by the Duke of Connaught on 31st May 1924. It is the largest private war memorial in Europe. Architecturally, its combination of knapped flint, dressed stone and English oak reflects the medieval cloister built by the School’s founder, William of Wykeham. It contains a wealth of symbolic detail.
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This display explores the development of War Cloister, from the origins of the project in the midst of the First World War to the realisation of Herbert Baker’s designs in the 1920s.
