Jane Austen’s Winchester residence

In 1817, suffering from a kidney disorder, Jane Austen came to Winchester to be close to her physician. Jane only lived a few weeks in the house in College Street (pictured below) but continued to write - pencilling the short poem Winchester at the Races to honour St Swithun.

She died - only 41 years old - on 18 July 1817 and was laid to rest in the ‘long old solemnly grey and lovely shape of the cathedral’.

To find out more about the author's life in Hampshire visit www.winchesteraustentrail.co.uk

Please note: the house in College Street is now a private residence.