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muscular Romanesque! Here I was, gazing up at the north transept with its
massive triple-decker tiering.
Winchester
is dedicated to the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, and Saint Swithun.
St Swithun’s shrine was moved around the church to several locations. Sadly it
was destroyed during the Reformation.
The Normans
got to work only four years after their victory at Hastings. When they finished
on the nave it was the longest cathedral in England. While in its current form
it is shorter in length, but an outstanding sweep of Perpendicular, and at 556
feet it is still the longest.
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