Ancient Winchester College gets a lesson in solar power

Jessica Shankleman
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Medieval independent school hopes 500 solar PV modules will bring it into the 21st century

When William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor to Edward III and Richard II, established Winchester College in 1382, he almost certainly did not expect that 629 years later it would be harvesting...

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