Old Windsor

[6] Edward gave the manor to the Abbot of Westminster in 1066, but it was soon taken back into royal possession by William the Conqueror.Old Windsor was also an early minster location and market, probably associated with a lock, and important riverside mill complex.The palace, however, became a popular royal hunting lodge while Windsor Castle was still a fortress rather than a comfortable residence.The estate was, at the time, known as Remenham, and occupied a larger area than it does now, stretching all the way down to the river Thames, and including the historic pub, the Bells of Ouzeley.After changing hands a few times, the estate was bought by Henry Frederick Tynne who had the house redesigned in 1705 by architect James Gibbs, renamed it Bowman's Lodge.[8] The Parish Church was probably built on the site of a chapel attached to the hunting lodge of Edward the Confessor.In 1865, an extensive restoration plan was carried out by Giles Gilbert Scott which included the removal of a porch which had been added onto the building during the Georgian period.
The Fox and Castle at Old Windsor
St Peter & St Andrew's Church
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