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Description: | The school began as the Winchester Diocesan High School for Girls 5th May 1884 in Southgate Street, it was founded by the daughter of the then Dean of Winchester, Miss Anna Bramston, who raised the necessary funds by public subscription. The school moved to St Peter Street (Northgate House) in January 1886. It was extended up to this site at North Walls in 1895. Work began at the present site at Magdalene Hill in 1930 and the school was officially opened there 10 March 1932, when the Princess Royal visited. The school has continued to expand on this site and provides for both boarding and day girls.
The building presently houses the County Library Headquarters and the Reference Library. The lawns in front now house a car park and old peoples sheltered accommodation flats.
References:
1. Quick Information Index, Winchester Local Studies
2. Bain, P. (1984). St Swithun's: a centenary history.
Copy photograph made by Derek Dine, 1970-80. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | Hampshire Library and Information Service - Hampshire County Council | Subjects: | building school girl St Swithins North Walls library St Swithins School | Temporal: | start=1895-01-01; end=1910-12-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Copied by: Dine, Derek; Hampshire County Council | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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