Great Hall Winchester Castle is a Grade I listed building in the Winchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1950. A Medieval Castle.

Great Hall Winchester Castle

WRENN ID
gentle-buttress-bittern
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Winchester
Constituency
Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1950
Type
Castle
Period
Medieval
Address
Great Hall Winchester Castle, Castle Avenue
OS grid reference
SU 477 294
Coordinates
51.06264, -1.31972
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Great Hall at Winchester Castle, built between 1252 and 1240 under Henry III, is a Grade I listed building and a significant historical remnant. The entrance was altered in the 19th century, with a new porch added to the center of one side. The exterior features flint with stone dressings and a tall two-light window adorned with early plate tracery. The interior boasts a remarkable double arcade and a double cube space measuring 55 feet. It includes a five-bay arcade supported by tall Purbeck shafts. The roof was renewed in 1873 by T H Wyatt. Notable features inside include a bronze statue of Queen Victoria created by Alfred Gilbert in 1897 and the Medieval Round Table displayed on the west wall. The Great Hall is part of a group of listed buildings along Castle Avenue, which includes the Castle Hill Offices.

Local climate

Great Hall Winchester Castle receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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