Info from Wikipedia Winchester School of Art is the art school of the University of Southampton, situated 10 miles north of Southampton in the city of Winchester. Winchester School of Art (WSA) was founded in 1870, and originally occupied Winchester's twelfth-century Wolvesey Castle. In 1895 it moved to new premises in the Kings Court wing of Winchester Guildhall. In 1962 it was granted new buildings, which it still occupies. In 1996, the School merged with the University of Southampton.