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The High Altar is the very heart of the Cathedral.  This is the table where Holy Communion is celebrated.  The embroidered frontal changes during the year to reflect the season in the church.
The window behind the High Altar is entitled Prisoners of Conscience and is situated in the Trinity Chapel. It was designed by the [...]

2 Comments CherryPie on Jul 4th 2014

This artwork of terracotta figures by Nicholas Pope is currently situated in the Trinity Chapel at Salisbury Cathedral.

The Apostles Speaking in Tongues Lit by Their Own Lamps is a dramatic re-enactment of events narrated in the New Testament. On the Jewish feast of the Pentacost, the Holy Spirit was said to have come upon the [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on Jul 3rd 2014

I found the Salisbury Font fascinating and breathtaking:

The Salisbury font was designed by the renowned British water sculptor William Pye.  It was installed in September 2008 and dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury during the celebration of the 750th anniversary of the consecration of the Cathedral.
Cruciform in shape, the font has a 3-metre span to [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Jul 2nd 2014

This clock was made in or before 1386 and was originally located in a separate Bell Tower  (demolished 1792) just to the north of the Cathedral. It is probably the oldest working clock in existence – and like all clocks of that date had no face but struck the hour on the bell (now located [...]

4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 1st 2014

On 28th April 1220 the foundation stones for a new Cathedral were laid here at ‘New Sarum’ (Salisbury). The church was consecrated in 1258, with the Chapter House and Cloisters completed in 1266. What is now the tallest spire in Britain (123m/404ft) was added between 1310 and 1330.
With its soaring pointed arches and slender columns, [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 30th 2014

After breakfast we walked the short distance to Salisbury Cathedral.  I enjoyed my visit to the Cathedral and I wasn’t disappointed after waiting so many years to venture inside. One of the first things we saw as we entered was a Live Video Camera scenes of Peregrine Falcon chicks feeding. They are nesting high up [...]

10 Comments CherryPie on Jun 13th 2014

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