Chapman's Hall, St Mary Wode, Winchester, and Maydenchamber white plaque

This white commemorative plaque records: By 1130 this property was known as Chapman's Hall, where linen cloths were sold. A connection with the clothing trade may have begun 100 years earlier, when a guild hall was located here. Nearby was a small parish church, known in the 14th century as St Mary Wode, suggesting the sale of woad and other dyestuffs. Along the northern boundary of the property was Maydenchamber, a public latrine built over a stream. Recorded plaque organisation: Winchester City Council.

Chapman's Hall served as a significant trading site for linen cloths by 1130 and may have housed a guild hall a century earlier, highlighting its importance in Winchester’s medieval clothing trade. Nearby St Mary Wode church and the public latrine Maydenchamber further indicate the area's role in commercial and communal activities of the period.