Book Description

FOREWORD to the FACSIMILE EDITIONThere are at least a dozen published books that specifically address the history of Winchester College, from Thomas Frederick Kirby's Annals of Winchester College, through James Sabben-Clare's Winchester College after 606 Years, 1382-1988, the second edition of which was published in 1989. In addition, the College is covered in any number of city and county histories, as well as guidebooks from the mid-18th century to the present day.The work presented here is a facsimile edition of a history of Winchester College prepared by members of the school's Archaeological and Historical Society in 1925, and originally published in 1926. It includes isometric drawings of the College at various times in its history by a teacher and several boys.This will be a valuable resource for those interested in the history of Winchester College, a unified group of buildings spanning over 650 years, as well as the sometimes arcane customs of our school.The Warden and Scholars of Winchester College, 2021