Wolvesey Palace
Wolvesey Palace, Winchestercounty:
coords:
Hampshire
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The place is described in text Cox 1738
- bishop's palace - Hampshire
At the East End of the Church, stood at the beginning of the last Century, a spacious Palace of the Bishop's, called Wolvesy. built by Henry de Blois, Bishop of Winchester, A. D. 1137, who was brother to King Stephen, adorned and fortified with several Turrets, and almost surrounded by the River. It was seized upon in the Civil Wars, and pulled down, to make Money of the Lead and other Materials; but since the Restoration, Bishop Morley laid out 2300 Pounds to raise an handsome Structure for the same Use, and dying before it was finished, left 500 Pounds to compleat it.
Over the Door is this Inscription 'GEORGIVS MORLEY EPISCOPVS HAS / AEDES PROPRIIS / IMPEMSIS DE NOVO STRUXIT. A.D. / MDCLXXXIV.
The place is described in text Camden 1610
- Hantshire
Period - 1600s
At the East side of this Cathedrall church, standeth the Bishops palace, called Wolvesley: a right goodly thing and sumptuous; which being towred and compassed almosts round with the streame of a prety river, reacheth even to the cittie walls: ...
otherwise: Wolvesey palace
The place is described in text Leland 1535-43
The castelle or palace of Wolvesey hemmith yn the toune waulle from the close waul almost to the [est gate].
The palace is welle tourrid, [and for the] most part waterid [about].
Minns says:- Wolvesey Castle and Palace, built by Bishop Henry de Blois, 1138. Described by - Nisbett, N C H::: ProcHFC: 3: p207
