#Salisbury cathedral

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Salisbury Cathedral by leevistal.

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on the roof of the Salisbury Cathedral

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Salisbury Cathedral views from the top of the tower.

We took the Tower tour and our tour guide had so many interesting facts about the Cathedral.

Some tourists couldn't handle the heights or climb. Our guide was wonderful, he called for assistance and they kindly took those tourists back down. Here's a few of the photos I took.

Early English Gothic, built in the 1200s. Very heavy, 70,000 tonnes of stone, 3000 tonnes of timber and 450 tonnes of lead. It really wasn't made to be as tall as it is so they had to figure a way for it to handle all that weight. It is 404 ft tall, the tallest spire in Britain.

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Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds by John Constable

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Wiltshire

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Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, UK

Stephanie LeBlanc

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An angel in the city: Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury

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On This Day (25 Aug) in 1540, Katherine Grey was born at Bradgate House, Leicestershire; the second daughter of Henry Grey, 3rd Marquess of Dorset and his wife Frances Brandon.

Whilst her elder sister Lady Jane Grey was renowned for her intelligence and religious fervour, Katherine was known for her warmth and affection (in particular towards her pets), as well as her beauty. In Aug 1561, a heavily pregnant Katherine Grey was imprisoned in the Tower of London by a furious Elizabeth I after discovering her secret marriage to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford 9 months previously. Whilst in the Tower she gave birth to two children (who were later deemed illegitimate), following a forced annulment of her marriage, due to the belief that it was part of a conspiracy against Elizabeth, given her previous claims to the English throne.

Katherine was later released from the Tower in 1564, although remained under house arrest, having been separated from her children. Weak and depressed, and refusing to eat, Katherine died on 26 Jan 1568 aged 27yo of consumption at Cockfield Hall, Yoxford; she was initially interred in the nearby chapel, although her body was moved to Salisbury Cathedral, and buried alongside Edward Seymour beneath a great monument dedicated to the pair, following his death in 1621.

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Abraham receiving three angels in the form of messengers, being told his aged wife will have a child.

Detail from the Chapter House Stone Frieze, Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury.

14th Century

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Salisbury Cathedral by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: Travelled up to Salisbury today to revisit the wonderful cathedral. It has the tallest spire in the United Kingdom. I climbed to the top of the spire last time I visited back in 2014. The tower is not open at the moment due to Covid-19 rules on social distancing. Salisbury cathedral is one of our newer Norman cathedrals as it was not built until 1220AD. Sadly the weather today as you can see was cloudy and overcast. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salisbury_Cathedral

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Salisbury Cathedral, ENGLAND

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When you dig out old snaps 🙌🏼

Shot on Fujifilm X-T4, 16 - 80mm F4

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From Bemerton to Salisbury via Broken Brifges and Harnham Mill

A lovely walk in the country where I was born and lived for nearly six years. The Mill at Harnham is fantastic and the views of the cathedral, over the water meadows, makes the walk that bit more special. In Salisbury, the works to Fisherton Street are ongoing but this road, once looking rather down-at-heel, is now beginning to look vibrant. Perhaps Salisbury is on the way back up after economic decline?

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Salisbury, Britain's tallest cathedral, on a sun-drenched spring day.

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Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, UK

Stephanie LeBlanc