The Story behind the Door: St Peter’s Church and the Medieval Hospital of St Mary Magdalen
Pastoral Centre, St. Peters Church, Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8RY
Join us for an illustrated talk to discover the surprising connection between Medieval Leper Hospital of St Mary Magdalen on Morn Hill and St Peter’s Catholic Church, Jewry Street. Simon Roffey of the University of Winchester Archaeology Department will explain how the door of the hospital chapel, and the only remaining part of the Leper Hospital, came to be used, first as the entrance to one of the earliest Post-Reformation Catholic chapels in England, at nearby Milner Hall, and finally as the north door of St Peter’s Church. There will also be an opportunity to see not only the door, but some of the amazing finds discovered during the excavations at the hospital, including a medieval pilgrim’s badge, medieval writing equipment, and a reconstructed head. Overall, we will consider how the 12th century doorway is a witness to Catholic continuity, embedding the physical remnants of the past within a renewed liturgical and institutional framework.
Timings
- Saturday 19 September:
- 12:30pm and 14:00
Location & directions
Pastoral Centre, St. Peters Church, Jewry Street, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8RY
- Directions:
- We are across the road from the ARC in Jewry Street, Winchester
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Pre-booking is essential
- Booking contact name:
- Hampshire History Trust
- Booking email:
- [email protected]
- Booking website:
- https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/hampshire-history-trust
- Booking opens:
- 27 Aug 2026 09:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 18 Sep 2026 03:00 PM
Additional information
Not suitable for young children
- Max number of people:
- 20
- Estimated duration:
- 1 hour(s) 0 minute(s)
