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Mayor of Winchester

May 10, 2024

The Office of Mayor of Winchester is the second oldest mayoralty in England, dating back to the period when Winchester was the capital of Wessex and England. The Mayor of Winchester thus stands second only to the Lord Mayor of the City of London in the order of precedence of civic heads.[1]

Coat of arms of the City of Winchester

Winchester is one of just five local authorities in England to have an official residence for its Mayor. Abbey House was built in about 1700 and sited in the Abbey Gardens just off The Broadway in Winchester. It was acquired by the City Council in 1889. The house stands on the site of a monastic establishment known as Nunnaminster and later as St Mary's Abbey, which was founded around AD900 by Alfred's Queen Ealhswith. The Abbey survived until the late 1530s when it was formally surrendered to the Crown as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.[2]

History edit

 
Abbey House, Winchester- the mayor's official residence

The exact date of the conferment of full mayoral rights is not known, since the original charter cannot be traced. When London petitioned the King for a grant of mayoralty in 1190, Winchester was not cited as precedent (as were certain French cities), but by 1200 there was reference to the mayoralty as an existing office. It is, therefore, safe to say that the office dates back to the 1190s.[1] The incumbent for 2020-21 is described as the town's 821st mayor.[3]

The earliest Mayors sometimes held the office for several years in succession, but from the 13th century to the present day, the Mayor has been chosen annually. Until the 16th century, the Mayor-elect was required to travel to Westminster to receive the royal assent.[1]

Mayors of Winchester edit

There is a list of all Winchester's Mayors from 1587 to 1912 in the last few pages of Warren's 1913 Winchester directory in this link: http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/173816/rec/12

There is also a list of all Winchester's Mayors from 1184 to 1799 in pages 266 to 270 of volume 2 of the 1798 first edition of Rev John Milner's history of Winchester in the link below. That list is not considered to be reliable for the period pre 1200:
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=osu.32435029997897&view=2up&seq=788&size=125&q1=de%20lunn

The following is a list of every person to have held the office of Mayor of Winchester since 1900:[11]

  • 1900–1901: Alfred Bowker
  • 1901–1902: Bertram D Cancellor [12]
  • 1902–1903: James A. Fort (Liberal Unionist)[13]
  • 1903–1904: George Ward
  • 1904–1905: Frederick Seymour Morgan
  • 1905–1906: Chaloner Shenton
  • 1906–1907: Reginald Harris
  • 1907–1908: William Forder
  • 1908–1909: Frederick King
  • 1909–1910: Harold Stratton
  • 1910–1911: John Furley
  • 1911–1912: Frederick Holdaway
  • 1912–1913: Howard Elkington
  • 1913–1914: Harry Sealey
  • 1914–1919: Alfred Edmeades
  • 1919–1921: Arthur Dyer
  • 1921–1922: Stanley Clifton
  • 1922–1924: Herbert Vacher
  • 1924–1925: Henry Johnson
  • 1925–1926: William Hayward
  • 1926–1928: Frederick Manley
  • 1928–1929: William Symes
  • 1929–1930: Harry Collis
  • 1930–1931: Walter Hamblin
  • 1931–1932: William Lansdell
  • 1932–1933: Hew Ross
  • 1933–1934: Frank Newton
  • 1934–1935: John Hodder
  • 1935–1936: Arthur Edmonds
  • 1936–1937: John Pinsent
  • 1937–1938: William Richardson
  • 1938–1945: Francis Griffiths
  • 1945–1946: Charles Sankey
  • 1946–1947: Cyril Bones
  • 1947–1949: Doris Crompton
  • 1949–1950: Cyril Taylor
  • 1950–1951: Reginald Evans
  • 1951–1952: Arthur Edmonds
  • 1952–1953: Doris Edmeades
  • 1953–1954: Reginald Dutton
  • 1954–1955: Adelaide Charles (died in office and replaced by Doris Edmeades)
  • 1955–1956: Barbara Gertrude Thackeray
  • 1956–1957: Major Paul Henry Benson Woodhouse
  • 1957–1958: Evelyn Mary Barnes
  • 1958–1959: Fendall W Harvey Pratt
  • 1959–1960: Margaret E L Lowden
  • 1960–1961: Lt Colonel Donald Charles Spelman
  • 1961–1962: Vera Neate
  • 1962–1963: John Hutchins
  • 1963–1964: Dorothy Richards
  • 1964–1965: Stanley Steel
  • 1965–1966: Cyril Bones
  • 1966–1967: Barbara Carpenter Turner
  • 1967–1968: D Jeffrey Smith
  • 1968–1969: Stewart Green
  • 1969–1970: S E Spicer
  • 1970–1971: Stanley Steel
  • 1971–1972: Alice Cleary
  • 1972–1973: T David Sermon
  • 1973–1974: Cyril Taylor
  • 1974–1975: Barbara Carpenter Turner
  • 1975–1976: Alan Cotterill
  • 1976–1977: Gwendoline Shave
  • 1977–1978: David Ball
  • 1978–1979: John Flook
  • 1979–1980: John Green
  • 1980–1981: M Pamela Pitt
  • 1981–1982: Ian Bidgood
  • 1982–1983: Albert Austen
  • 1983–1984: Frederick Peachey
  • 1984–1985: John Broadway
  • 1985–1986: Jean Freeman
  • 1986–1987: Sue Gentry
  • 1987–1988: Major D Covill
  • 1988–1989: Commander B Hall
  • 1989–1990: Frederick Allgood
  • 1990–1991: Pamela Peskett
  • 1991–1992: Capt Richard Bates
  • 1992–1993: Wing Cdr John Nunn
  • 1993–1994: Susan Glasspool
  • 1994–1995: Raymond Pearce
  • 1995–1996: Patricia Norris
  • 1996–1997: Brian 'Brandy' Blunt
  • 1997–1998: Norman Hibdige
  • 1998–1999: George Fothergill
  • 1999–2000: Allan Mitchell
  • 2000–2001: Georgina Busher
  • 2001–2002: Therese Evans
  • 2002–2003: John Steel
  • 2003–2004: Jean Hammerton
  • 2004–2005: Cecily Sutton
  • 2005–2006: Neil Baxter
  • 2006–2007: Sue Nelmes
  • 2007–2008: Chris Pines
  • 2008–2009: Michael Read
  • 2009–2010: Dominic Hiscock
  • 2010–2011: Richard Izard
  • 2011–2012: Barry Lipscomb
  • 2012–2013: Frank Pearson
  • 2013–2014: Ernest Jeffs
  • 2014–2015: Eileen Berry
  • 2015–2016: Angela Clear
  • 2016–2017: Jane Rutter
  • 2017–2018: David McLean
  • 2018–2019: Frank Pearson
  • 2019–2020: Eleanor Bell
  • 2020–2021: Patrick Cunningham
  • 2021–2022: Vivian Achwal
  • 2022–2023: Derek Green
  • 2023-2024: Angela Clear[14]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c The History of The Mayor, Winchester City Council, retrieved 30 May 2017
  2. ^ Abbey House, Winchester City Council, retrieved 30 May 2017
  3. ^ "Meet the new Mayor of Winchester (and read how he was elected during lockdown)". Hampshire Chronicle. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. ^ Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas: CP 40/570; year: 1403 : http://aalt.law.uh.edu/AALT2/H4/CP40no570/bCP40no570dorses/IMG_1708.htm
  5. ^ Derek Keene, Survey of medieval Winchester. Oxford University Press, 28 Mar 1985
  6. ^ Calendar of charters and documents relating to Selborne and its priory, preserved in the muniment room of Magdalen college, Oxford (Volume 2): 1483. 20 Aug. 1 Rich. III.
  7. ^ "ST. JOHN, Paulet (1704-80), of Farley Chamberlayne and Dogmersfield Park, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Knights of England". Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  9. ^ Wikipedia “List of Musicians at English Cathedrals”
  10. ^ "ST. JOHN MILDMAY, Henry St. John Carew (1787-1848), of Dogmersfield Park, Hants". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  11. ^ Past Mayors, Winchester City Council, retrieved 30 May 2017
  12. ^ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36609. London. 11 November 1901. p. 7.
  13. ^ "Election of Mayors". The Times. No. 36922. London. 11 November 1902. p. 12.
  14. ^ Current Mayor, Winchester City Council

May 10, 2024
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The Office of Mayor of Winchester is the second oldest mayoralty in England dating back to the period when Winchester was the capital of Wessex and England The Mayor of Winchester thus stands second only to the Lord Mayor of the City of London in the order of precedence of civic heads 1 Coat of arms of the City of Winchester Winchester is one of just five local authorities in England to have an official residence for its Mayor Abbey House was built in about 1700 and sited in the Abbey Gardens just off The Broadway in Winchester It was acquired by the City Council in 1889 The house stands on the site of a monastic establishment known as Nunnaminster and later as St Mary s Abbey which was founded around AD900 by Alfred s Queen Ealhswith The Abbey survived until the late 1530s when it was formally surrendered to the Crown as part of the Dissolution of the Monasteries 2 Contents 1 History 2 Mayors of Winchester 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Abbey House Winchester the mayor s official residence The exact date of the conferment of full mayoral rights is not known since the original charter cannot be traced When London petitioned the King for a grant of mayoralty in 1190 Winchester was not cited as precedent as were certain French cities but by 1200 there was reference to the mayoralty as an existing office It is therefore safe to say that the office dates back to the 1190s 1 The incumbent for 2020 21 is described as the town s 821st mayor 3 The earliest Mayors sometimes held the office for several years in succession but from the 13th century to the present day the Mayor has been chosen annually Until the 16th century the Mayor elect was required to travel to Westminster to receive the royal assent 1 Mayors of Winchester edit1403 Mark le Fayre 4 1482 1483 1490 1491 1499 1500 John Stratford mayor 5 6 1772 1773 Sir Paulet St John 1st Baronet 7 1786 Sir William Hillman Clerk of the Green Cloth 8 1802 1803 George William Chard Mus Doc also Organist of Winchester Cathedral 9 1808 1809 Sir Henry St John Mildmay 4th Baronet 10 There is a list of all Winchester s Mayors from 1587 to 1912 in the last few pages of Warren s 1913 Winchester directory in this link http specialcollections le ac uk digital collection p16445coll4 id 173816 rec 12There is also a list of all Winchester s Mayors from 1184 to 1799 in pages 266 to 270 of volume 2 of the 1798 first edition of Rev John Milner s history of Winchester in the link below That list is not considered to be reliable for the period pre 1200 https babel hathitrust org cgi pt id osu 32435029997897 amp view 2up amp seq 788 amp size 125 amp q1 de 20lunnThe following is a list of every person to have held the office of Mayor of Winchester since 1900 11 1900 1901 Alfred Bowker 1901 1902 Bertram D Cancellor 12 1902 1903 James A Fort Liberal Unionist 13 1903 1904 George Ward 1904 1905 Frederick Seymour Morgan 1905 1906 Chaloner Shenton 1906 1907 Reginald Harris 1907 1908 William Forder 1908 1909 Frederick King 1909 1910 Harold Stratton 1910 1911 John Furley 1911 1912 Frederick Holdaway 1912 1913 Howard Elkington 1913 1914 Harry Sealey 1914 1919 Alfred Edmeades 1919 1921 Arthur Dyer 1921 1922 Stanley Clifton 1922 1924 Herbert Vacher 1924 1925 Henry Johnson 1925 1926 William Hayward 1926 1928 Frederick Manley 1928 1929 William Symes 1929 1930 Harry Collis 1930 1931 Walter Hamblin 1931 1932 William Lansdell 1932 1933 Hew Ross 1933 1934 Frank Newton 1934 1935 John Hodder 1935 1936 Arthur Edmonds 1936 1937 John Pinsent 1937 1938 William Richardson 1938 1945 Francis Griffiths 1945 1946 Charles Sankey 1946 1947 Cyril Bones 1947 1949 Doris Crompton 1949 1950 Cyril Taylor 1950 1951 Reginald Evans 1951 1952 Arthur Edmonds 1952 1953 Doris Edmeades 1953 1954 Reginald Dutton 1954 1955 Adelaide Charles died in office and replaced by Doris Edmeades 1955 1956 Barbara Gertrude Thackeray 1956 1957 Major Paul Henry Benson Woodhouse 1957 1958 Evelyn Mary Barnes 1958 1959 Fendall W Harvey Pratt 1959 1960 Margaret E L Lowden 1960 1961 Lt Colonel Donald Charles Spelman 1961 1962 Vera Neate 1962 1963 John Hutchins 1963 1964 Dorothy Richards 1964 1965 Stanley Steel 1965 1966 Cyril Bones 1966 1967 Barbara Carpenter Turner 1967 1968 D Jeffrey Smith 1968 1969 Stewart Green 1969 1970 S E Spicer 1970 1971 Stanley Steel 1971 1972 Alice Cleary 1972 1973 T David Sermon 1973 1974 Cyril Taylor 1974 1975 Barbara Carpenter Turner 1975 1976 Alan Cotterill 1976 1977 Gwendoline Shave 1977 1978 David Ball 1978 1979 John Flook 1979 1980 John Green 1980 1981 M Pamela Pitt 1981 1982 Ian Bidgood 1982 1983 Albert Austen 1983 1984 Frederick Peachey 1984 1985 John Broadway 1985 1986 Jean Freeman 1986 1987 Sue Gentry 1987 1988 Major D Covill 1988 1989 Commander B Hall 1989 1990 Frederick Allgood 1990 1991 Pamela Peskett 1991 1992 Capt Richard Bates 1992 1993 Wing Cdr John Nunn 1993 1994 Susan Glasspool 1994 1995 Raymond Pearce 1995 1996 Patricia Norris 1996 1997 Brian Brandy Blunt 1997 1998 Norman Hibdige 1998 1999 George Fothergill 1999 2000 Allan Mitchell 2000 2001 Georgina Busher 2001 2002 Therese Evans 2002 2003 John Steel 2003 2004 Jean Hammerton 2004 2005 Cecily Sutton 2005 2006 Neil Baxter 2006 2007 Sue Nelmes 2007 2008 Chris Pines 2008 2009 Michael Read 2009 2010 Dominic Hiscock 2010 2011 Richard Izard 2011 2012 Barry Lipscomb 2012 2013 Frank Pearson 2013 2014 Ernest Jeffs 2014 2015 Eileen Berry 2015 2016 Angela Clear 2016 2017 Jane Rutter 2017 2018 David McLean 2018 2019 Frank Pearson 2019 2020 Eleanor Bell 2020 2021 Patrick Cunningham 2021 2022 Vivian Achwal 2022 2023 Derek Green 2023 2024 Angela Clear 14 See also editLocal Government in the United Kingdom City of WinchesterReferences edit a b c The History of The Mayor Winchester City Council retrieved 30 May 2017 Abbey House Winchester City Council retrieved 30 May 2017 Meet the new Mayor of Winchester and read how he was elected during lockdown Hampshire Chronicle Retrieved 11 January 2021 Plea Rolls of the Court of Common Pleas CP 40 570 year 1403 http aalt law uh edu AALT2 H4 CP40no570 bCP40no570dorses IMG 1708 htm Derek Keene Survey of medieval Winchester Oxford University Press 28 Mar 1985 Calendar of charters and documents relating to Selborne and its priory preserved in the muniment room of Magdalen college Oxford Volume 2 1483 20 Aug 1 Rich III ST JOHN Paulet 1704 80 of Farley Chamberlayne and Dogmersfield Park Hants History of Parliament Online Retrieved 15 November 2017 Knights of England Retrieved 21 August 2019 Wikipedia List of Musicians at English Cathedrals ST JOHN MILDMAY Henry St John Carew 1787 1848 of Dogmersfield Park Hants History of Parliament Online Retrieved 23 March 2018 Past Mayors Winchester City Council retrieved 30 May 2017 Election of Mayors The Times No 36609 London 11 November 1901 p 7 Election of Mayors The Times No 36922 London 11 November 1902 p 12 Current Mayor Winchester City Council Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mayor of Winchester amp oldid 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