the song winchester cathedral came out in 1991.
the song winchester cathedral came out in 1991.
when did the song winchester cathedral come out?
1991
winchester cathedral is possibly the only cathedral to have had popular songs written about it. "winchester cathedral" was a uk top ten hit and a us number one song for the new vaudeville band in 1966. the cathedral was also the subject of the crosby, stills & nash song "cathedral" from their 1977 album "csn". liverpool-based band clinic released an album titled "winchester cathedral" in 2004.









































in 1992, the british rosarian david austin introduced a white sport of his rose cultivar "mary rose" (1983) as "winchester cathedral".
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winchester cathedral priory was a cathedral monastery attached to winchester cathedral, providing the clergy for the church. cenwealh son of cynegils is credited with constructing the old minster of winchester in the 640s, and a new bishopric was created in the 660s with wine as the first bishop. although attacked by the vikings in 860 and 879, the monastery survived and recovered.
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