The College Archives document the history of the school, its estates, buildings and pupils from its foundation in 1382 to the present day. Uniquely, the archives are housed in the same rooms built for their storage in the 1390s, situated in the heart of our ancient buildings, and due to the quality of that provision remain remarkably well preserved.
The Fellows’ Library houses the College’s rare book collection. It was established at the beginning of the 15th century and now contains more than ten thousand volumes, from medieval manuscripts to modern artist’s books.
Winchester College’s Treasury collections include artefacts from Egypt, Greece and Rome, medieval art and early English silver, and Chinese ceramics from the Tang to Qing dynasties.
Winchester College’s Science School has a diverse collection of fascinating artefacts, ranging from an early 18th Century microscope to apparatus used to teach physics in the early 20th Century. We also have a natural history collection which includes a herbarium, an insect collection, geological specimens, corals and more.
