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[[File:Winpride2018.JPG|thumb|Winchester Pride 2018 outside the Cathedral (photo by Clifford Williams)]]'''Winchester''' is a city in [[Hampshire]]. It was historically the capital of [[Wessex]] and for a time the capital of [[England]]. The current local government area '''City of Winchester''' also covers a large area of the surrounding countryside. Noted landmarks include the cathedral (the longest in Europe), the | [[File:Winpride2018.JPG|thumb|Winchester Pride 2018 outside the Cathedral (photo by Clifford Williams)]]'''Winchester''' is a city in [[Hampshire]]. It was historically the capital of [[Wessex]] and for a time the capital of [[England]]. The current local government area '''City of Winchester''' also covers a large area of the surrounding countryside. Noted landmarks include the cathedral (the longest in Europe), the Great Hall (which contains "King Arthur's Round Table") and a public school, [[Winchester College]]. | ||
==LGBT history== | ==LGBT history== | ||
[[Lord Alfred Douglas]] attended [Winchester College]] 1884-1888. | |||
The trial of [[Peter Wildeblood]], [[Lord Montagu]] and [[Michael Pitt-Rivers]] was held in the Great Hall of Winchester in 1954 <ref> The trial opened at Winchester Assizes 15 March 1954.</ref>. | The trial of [[Peter Wildeblood]], [[Lord Montagu]] and [[Michael Pitt-Rivers]] was held in the Great Hall of Winchester in 1954 <ref> The trial opened at Winchester Assizes 15 March 1954.</ref>. | ||
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[[Hampshire Pride]] has been held in Winchester since 2015, with a parade starting at the [[University of Winchester]]. | [[Hampshire Pride]] has been held in Winchester since 2015, with a parade starting at the [[University of Winchester]]. | ||
A young people's LGBT Group, called Y-Services,have been meeting weekly at the Carroll Centre in Winchester since the start of 2018 <ref> http://www.yservices.co.uk/. accessed 21.08.2018 </ref>. | |||
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Revision as of 08:59, 21 August 2018
Winchester is a city in Hampshire. It was historically the capital of Wessex and for a time the capital of England. The current local government area City of Winchester also covers a large area of the surrounding countryside. Noted landmarks include the cathedral (the longest in Europe), the Great Hall (which contains "King Arthur's Round Table") and a public school, Winchester College.
LGBT history
Lord Alfred Douglas attended [Winchester College]] 1884-1888.
The trial of Peter Wildeblood, Lord Montagu and Michael Pitt-Rivers was held in the Great Hall of Winchester in 1954 [1].
There was a Winchester CHE group in the 1970s.The Winchester Gay Group met at the City Tavern 1977-8 and 1980-83. In the interim it met at the Ship Inn. In February 1983 it began to meet at the Royal Oak in St George's Street [2].
Hampshire Pride has been held in Winchester since 2015, with a parade starting at the University of Winchester.
A young people's LGBT Group, called Y-Services,have been meeting weekly at the Carroll Centre in Winchester since the start of 2018 [3].
References
- ↑ The trial opened at Winchester Assizes 15 March 1954.
- ↑ Gay Solent Newsletter no 46 Feb 1983 (Hall Carpenter Archives, LSE Ref HCA/CHE/7/55)
- ↑ http://www.yservices.co.uk/. accessed 21.08.2018