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War Cloister

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War Cloister
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What is recorded here

War Cloister was built at Winchester College from 1922 to 1924 to remember former pupils killed in the First World War. It is the largest private war memorial in Europe and makes the scale of one school's loss visible through a place of daily passage

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War Cloister was built at Winchester College from 1922 to 1924 to remember former pupils killed in the First World War. It is the largest private war memorial in Europe and makes the scale of one school's loss visible through a place of daily passage

Why it was made

was built at Winchester College from 1922 to 1924 to remember former pupils killed in the First World War

People and events

Headmaster Montague Rendall shaped the idea and architect Sir Herbert Baker designed a roofed sacred way around a court

How it worked

Names from the First World War cover the outer walls, with later war dead recorded on inner columns and nearby memorials

What remains

The flint and stone walks, central cross, sculpted knights, gates, inscriptions and hundreds of names remain

Why it mattered

It is the largest private war memorial in Europe and makes the scale of one school's loss visible through a place of daily passage

Sources for this account

Sources checked 16 August 2026.

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