Friends‘ Meeting House

Friends‘ Meeting House is a church in Winchester District, Hampshire, England which is located on Colebrook Street. Friends‘ Meeting House is situated nearby to the public building Saint Lawrence Parish Rooms, as well as near the park The Weirs.

Photo: Hassocks5489, CC0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Quaker
Description: Quaker meeting house in Winchester, Hampshire, England, UK
Also known as: “16, Colebrook Street” and “Friends Meeting House”
Address: 16 Colebrook Street, Winchester, SO23 9LH

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Winchester Cathedral and Wolvesey Castle.

Winchester Cathedral

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Winchester Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity and of Saint Peter and Saint Paul and of Saint Swithun in Winchester, is the cathedral of the city of Winchester, England, and is among the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. Winchester Cathedral is situated 920 feet west of Friends‘ Meeting House.

Wolvesey Castle

Castle

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wolvesey Castle, in Winchester, Hampshire, England, was the main residence of the Bishop of Winchester in the Middle Ages. The castle, mostly built by Henry of Blois in the 12th century, is now a ruin, except for its fifteenth-century chapel, which is now part of the bishop's current residence, Wolvesey Palace. Wolvesey Castle is situated 370 feet southwest of Friends‘ Meeting House.

St Mary’s Abbey, Winchester

Archaeological site

Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St. Mary's Abbey, also known as the Nunnaminster, was a Benedictine nunnery in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It was founded between 899 and 902 by Alfred the Great's widow Ealhswith, who was described as the 'builder' of the Nunnaminster in the New Minster Liber Vitae. St Mary’s Abbey, Winchester is situated 380 feet northwest of Friends‘ Meeting House.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winchester and Bar End.

Winchester

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Winchester is an historic cathedral city in the county of Hampshire, South East England. Erstwhile capital of the country, it was from here that Alfred the Great governed much of unified England.

Bar End

Suburb

Photo: Peter Facey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bar End is an area of Winchester, Hampshire, England. It lies on the east bank of the River Itchen to the north of St. Catherine's Hill and is the location of a park and ride car park serving the city centre.