Good dark image which would look great framed. This print is in good condition and is on a sheet 9.5 x 5.75 inches (24 x 15 cm) with a blank back . Engraved by J. Shury & Co after a picture by G.S. Shepherd. Published in Hampshire: its past and present condition, and future prospects; by Robert Mudie, 1839. George "Sidney" Shepherd (1784–1862) was a British draughtsman and watercolour painter .
The Hospital of St Cross is a medieval almshouse in Winchester, England, founded between 1133 and 1136 it is the oldest charitable institution in the United Kingdom. The founder was Henry de Blois Bishop of Winchester, grandson of William the Conqueror, half brother to King Stephen of England. Not only is it the oldest but is also the largest medieval almshouse in Britain; it is built on the scale of an Oxford or Cambridge college, but is older than any of the colleges at the universities.
The 12th and 13th century church in the south east corner is more like a miniature cathedral than a typical almshouse chapel. The building is stone vaulted throughout, with transepts and a central tower. The walls are over a metre in thickness, made from stone from Caen, Dorset the Isle of Wight and local flint, the roof is lead. The building is in transitional Norman/Gothic style. Started in 1135, the chancel was the first part built two bays deep with aisles. This is typically Norman with round headed windows and much chevron ornament. But the main arches in the arcade and beneath the central tower are slightly pointed in the Gothic manner. The three bay aisled nave and transepts continue the style. Between 1383 and 1385 a large tracery window was inserted in the west front and the clerestory windows in the nave were enlarged and a north porch added. Several medieval encaustic tiles survive on the floor. There are also traces of medieval wall paintings. The stained glass is mainly 19th century.
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