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Title School Room of Winchester College. by Frederick Mackenzie (c.1788-1854) (after). from' History of Winchester College', part of 'History of the Colleges', engraved by Joseph Constantine Stadler (fl.1780-1812) pub. by R. Ackermann, 1816 (aquatint). Winchester College is a public school in the city of Winchester in Hampshire, in the south of England. Officially known as Collegium Sanctae Mariae prope Wintoniam, or St Mary's College near Winchester, the college is commonly referred to as "Win: Coll:" or just "Winchester". Winchester has existed for over six hundred years - the longest unbroken history of any school in England. It is one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. ©2006 TopFoto