Winchester Palace was a 12th century medieval Tudor style building situated on the south bank of the river Thames. The remains of the Bishop palace are in a hidden spot in the London Bridge and Borough Market area in the Borough of Southwark. Back in history, Southwark was the largest manor of the Diocese of Winchester. Henry of Blois the grand child of William the conqueror built the palace as a London residence for the Bishops of Winchester for centuries. Bishops needed a residence in London for religious and political duties.
The rose window visible today is from the 14th century after extension works possibly by Bishop William of Wykeham. Feasts and religious retreats were also the purpose for the building until the break out of the English civil war. In that time parliamentarians converted it into a prison for royalists. Following that period, Edward Strong the Elder carried out refurbishments for a more looking Renaissance. During the 17th it became a warehouse until its destruction due to a blaze in 1814.
Moreover this was ounce one of the greatest building that stood in the entire medieval London. Therefore the palace included the great hall which is the visible part of the remains.
Today It is a hidden spot and the ruins are a scheduled monument of the English heritage since 2011 for conservation. A medieval-style garden has been planted in the ruins of the Great hall. Access to the site can be from the jubilee line from London bridge station. Different Buse routes passes by there as well.