{"id":105273,"date":"2019-03-22T23:29:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T16:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-winchester-where-all-is-right-with-the-world\/"},"modified":"2019-03-23T00:05:04","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T17:05:04","slug":"lets-move-to-winchester-where-all-is-right-with-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/lets-move-to-winchester-where-all-is-right-with-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s move to Winchester: where all is right with the world"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe streets are lined with the homes of your dreams\u2026 just don\u2019t expect anything edgyWhat\u2019s going for it? I sense that Winchester has never fallen on particularly hard times \u2013 perhaps when the Romans left? These days, though, the town, lush and leafy in its hollow at the start (or end) of the South Downs, regularly cavorts in, if not tops, \u201c10 most prosperous\/gorgeous\/popular\/la-di-da places to live\u201d league tables. It is lovely. Really lovely. The streets are lined with the homes of your dreams: all periods are represented from King Arthur (almost) to Grand Designs, spick and span and freshly painted, gardens fit-for-a-House Beautiful photoshoot. History pours from every stone, even fake history \u2013 from King Arthur\u2019s round table (yeah, right) to the diver who stopped its immense cathedral from sinking into the mud. Never a dull moment in Winchester. The river Itchen, where John Keats once took afternoon strolls, tinkles away contentedly in its water meadows at the bottom of the hill. In Winchester, all is right with the world.The case against\u2026 And that might be the problem. I might go mad here, it\u2019s such a bubble of prosperity. The wonderful art school aside, there\u2019s not much edge to the place. And, inevitably, it is very expensive \u2013 almost London prices. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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