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Salisbury Cathedral
Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salisbury
Salisbury Cathedral from the north-east
Salisbury Cathedral is located in Wiltshire
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Location within Wiltshire
51°03′53″N 1°47′51″W / 51.06472°N 1.79750°W / 51.06472; -1.79750
LocationSalisbury, Wiltshire
CountryEngland
DenominationChurch of England
Previous denominationCatholic
ChurchmanshipAnglo-Catholic[1]
Websitewww.salisburycathedral.org.uk
Architecture
Previous cathedrals2
Architect(s)Richard Poore; Elias of Dereham (possibly)
StyleEarly English Gothic
Years built1220–1330
Groundbreaking1220 (1220)
Specifications
Length442 feet (135 m)
Nave length234 feet (71 m)[2]
Nave width78 feet (24 m)[2]
Choir height84 feet (26 m)
Number of towers1
Tower height225 feet (69 m) (without spire)
Number of spires1
Spire height404 feet (123 m)
Administration
ProvinceCanterbury
DioceseSalisbury (since 1220)
Clergy
Bishop(s)Stephen Lake
DeanNicholas Papadopulos
PrecentorAnna Macham
Canon ChancellorEd Probert
Canon TreasurerKenneth Padley
Laity
Organist(s)David Halls, John Challenger
Chapter clerkJackie Molnar
Lay member(s) of chapterNigel Salisbury
Tim Daykin
Sue Groom
Jonathan Leigh
Lucinda Herklots

Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is considered the beau idéal of Early English Gothic design. Built over a relatively short period, some 38 years between 1220 and 1258, it has a unity and coherence that is unusual in medieval English cathedrals. The tower and spire were completed by 1330 and at 404 feet (123 m) is the tallest church spire in England.

The original cathedral in the district was located at Old Sarum, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the present city. In 1197 bishop Herbert Poore determined on a relocation but this was not taken forward until the episcopate of his brother, Richard Poore in the early 13th century. Foundation stones for the new building were laid on 28 April 1220 by the Earl and Countess of Salisbury. By 1258 the nave, transepts and choir were complete. The only major additions were the cloisters, added 1240, the chapter house in 1263, and the tower and spire, which was constructed by 1330. At its completion it was the third highest in England, but the collapse of those at Lincoln Cathedral and Old St Paul's Cathedral in the 16th century saw Salisbury become England's tallest.

The cathedral close is Britain's largest, and has many buildings of architectural and/or historical significance. Pevsner described it as "the most beautiful of England's closes".[3] The cathedral contains a clock which is among the oldest working examples in the world. It also holds one of the four surviving original copies of Magna Carta. In 2008, the cathedral celebrated the 750th anniversary of its consecration. In 2023, the completion of a programme of external restoration begun in 1985, saw the removal of scaffolding that had stood around the building for some 37 years.

History

Sculpture on the west front of the cathedral of Bishop Richard Poore who oversaw the early years of its construction, beginning in 1220; he is holding a model of the cathedral
Plan showing the double transepts with aisles and extended east end, but not the cloisters or chapter house

Salisbury became the seat of a bishop in 1075. At the time, the city was at the now-abandoned site of Old Sarum, on a hill about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the present-day cathedral. Old Sarum Cathedral was built in the years after and was consecrated in 1092.

In 1197, bishop Herbert Poore sought permission to re-site the cathedral, possibly due to deteriorating relations between the clergy and the military at Old Sarum.[4][5] Permission was granted but the move was delayed repeatedly until the tenure of his successor and brother Richard Poore.[6] A legend tells that Bishop Poore shot an arrow in the direction he would build the cathedral; the arrow hit a deer, which died in the place where Salisbury Cathedral is now.[A]

Construction was paid for by donations, principally from the canons and vicars of southeast England, who were asked to contribute a fixed annual sum until the building was completed.[8] The foundation stones were laid on 28 April 1220 by William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury, and by Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury.[9][10] Much of the freestone for the cathedral came from the Teffont Evias Quarry.[11] As a result of the high water table on the new site, the cathedral was built on foundations only 4 feet (1.2 m) deep. By 1258, the nave, transepts, and choir were complete.[12] As a result of being mostly built in only 38 years, Salisbury has by far the most consistent architectural style of any medieval English cathedral.[13][14] The style used is known as Early English Gothic or Lancet Gothic, the latter referring to the use of lancet windows which are not divided by tracery.[15][16]

The only major sections begun later were the cloisters, added in 1240, the chapter house in 1263, the tower and spire, which at 404 feet (123 m) dominated the skyline from 1330.[17] In total, 70,000 tons of stone, 3,000 tons of timber and 450 tons of lead were used in the construction of the cathedral.[18] Upon completion, it had the highest masonry spire in England and the third highest overall, after Lincoln and St Paul's. The collapse of the latter two spires in the mid-16th century left Salisbury's as the highest overall.

In the 17th century, Christopher Wren designed restoration measures to strengthen the central pillars, which by then had visibly deformed under the weight of the tower and spire.[19] Significant changes to the cathedral were made by the architect James Wyatt in 1790, including the replacement of the original rood screen and demolition of a bell tower which stood about 320 feet (98 m) northwest of the main building.

21st century

In 2008, the cathedral celebrated the 750th anniversary of its consecration.[20] In 2023, the completion of a programme of external restoration begun in 1985 saw the removal of scaffolding that had stood around the building for some 37 years.[21]

The cathedral previously employed five cathedral constables (known as "Close Constables"), whose duties mainly concerned the maintenance of law and order in the cathedral close. They were made redundant in 2010 as part of cost-cutting measures.[22] The constables were first appointed when the cathedral became a liberty in 1611 and survived until the introduction of municipal police forces in 1835 with the Municipal Corporations Act.[23] In 1800 they were given the power, along with the city constables, to execute any justices' or court orders requiring the conveyance of prisoners to or from the county jail (at Fisherton Anger, then outside the city of Salisbury) as if it were the city jail (and, in so doing, they were made immune from any legal action for acting outside their respective jurisdictions).[24] The right of the cathedral, as a liberty, to maintain a separate police force was conclusively terminated by the Local Government Act 1888.[25][26]

Between 1864 and 1953 there were records of peregrine falcons being present at the cathedral. More arrived in 2013 and have been hatching every year since with their nests on the cathedral's tower.[27]

In 2016, the cathedral chapter placed Sophie Ryder's sculpture The Kiss (of a pair of hands) straddling a path in the grounds. It was moved shortly thereafter, due to pedestrians colliding with it while texting.[28] In 2018 there was an attempted theft of the cathedral's copy of Magna Carta; the alarms were triggered and a 45-year-old man was later detained on suspicion of attempted theft, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon. The outer layer of a double-layered glass case containing the document was broken, but the document suffered no damage.[29] In January 2020 Mark Royden, from Kent, was found guilty of the attempted theft, which caused £14,466 of damage, and of criminal damage.[30]

From 16 January 2021, while closed to services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the cathedral was used to accommodate the vaccination programme in the United Kingdom, a day after Lichfield Cathedral became the first place of worship to become part of the immunisation plan against the pandemic in England.[31][32] A selection of music was played on the organ as people received their vaccinations.[31] In February 2024, the full exterior of the cathedral could be seen for the first time in 38 years after the removal of scaffolding that had been erected for extensive renovation works.[33]

Building and architecture

The cathedral is described in Pevsner as the beau idéal of Early English Gothic design with a unity and coherence unique among English cathedrals.[34]

West front

The west front.

The west front is of the screen-type, clearly deriving from that at Wells. It is composed of a stair turret at each extremity, with two niched buttresses nearer the centre line supporting the large central triple window. The stair turrets are topped with spirelets, and the central section is topped by a gable which contains four lancet windows topped by two round quatrefoil windows surmounted by a mandorla containing Christ in Majesty. At ground level there is a principal door flanked by two smaller doors. The whole is highly decorated with quatrefoil motifs, columns, trefoil motifs and bands of diapering.

The west front was almost certainly constructed at the same time as the cathedral.[35] This is apparent from the way in which the windows coincide with the interior spaces. The entire facade is about 108 feet (33 m) high and wide. It lacks full-scale towers and/or spires as can be seen, for example at Wells, Lincoln, Lichfield, etc.[36] The facade was disparaged by Alec Clifton-Taylor, who considered it the least successful of the English screen facades and a travesty of its prototype (Wells). He found the composition to be uncoordinated, and the Victorian statuary "poor and insipid".[37]

The front accommodates over 130 shallow niches of varying sizes, 73 of which contain a statue. The line of niches extends round the turrets to the north, south and east faces. There are five levels of niches (not including the mandorla) which show, from the top, angels and archangels, Old Testament patriarchs, apostles and evangelists, martyrs, doctors and philosophers and, on the lower level, royalty, priests and worthy people connected with the cathedral. The majority of the statues were placed during the middle of the 19th century, however seven are from the 14th century and several have been installed within the last decade.

The nave, with William Pye's decorative font visible in the foreground

Salisbury Cathedral is unusual for its tall and narrow nave, which has visual accentuation from the use of light grey Chilmark stone for the walls and dark polished Purbeck marble for the columns. It has three levels: a tall pointed arcade, an open gallery and a small clerestory.[38] Lined up between the pillars are notable tombs such as that of William Longespée, half brother of King John and the illegitimate son of Henry II, who was the first person to be buried in the cathedral.[39]

Another unusual feature of the nave is an unconventional modern font, installed in September 2008.[40] Designed by the water sculptor William Pye, it is the largest working font in any British cathedral, and replaced an earlier portable neo-Gothic Victorian font. The font is cruciform in shape, and has a 10-foot-wide vessel filled to its brim with water, designed so that the water overflows in filaments through each corner into bronze gratings embedded in the cathedral's stone floor. The project cost £180,000 and was funded entirely by donations. Some parishioners reportedly objected to the new font, considering it 'change for change's sake', although Pye argued that the majority opinion was in favour: "I would say 90 per cent are in happy anticipation, five per cent are nervously expectant and five per cent are probably apoplectic".[41]

Tower and spire

The tower seen from ground level.

Although the spire is the cathedral's most impressive feature, it has proved troublesome. Together with the tower, it added 6,397 tons (6,500 tonnes) to the weight of the building. Without the addition of buttresses, bracing arches and anchor irons over the succeeding centuries, it would have suffered the fate of spires on other great ecclesiastical buildings (such as Malmesbury Abbey, 1180 to 1500; Lincoln Cathedral, 1311 to 1548; Old St Paul's Cathedral, London, 1314 to 1561; and Chichester Cathedral, 1402 to 1861) and fallen down; instead, Salisbury became the tallest church spire in the country on the collapse at St Paul's (as the result of a fire) in 1561. The large supporting pillars at the corners of the spire are seen to bend inwards under the stress. The addition of reinforcing tie-beams above the crossing, designed by Christopher Wren in 1668, halted further deformation.[19] The beams were hidden by a false ceiling installed below the lantern stage of the tower.

The bell chamber is in the middle level of the tower. The bells strike the hour and quarters and are now operated by a Victorian clock, which is not to be confused with the better-known medieval clock that is on display downstairs. Salisbury is one of only three English cathedrals to lack a ring of bells, the others being Norwich Cathedral and Ely Cathedral.

Visitors can access the tower by taking the "Tower Tour", allowing them to climb as high as the base of the spire. From this level, there is a view of the interior of the hollow spire and the ancient wooden scaffolding inside it. There are 332 steps from ground level to the base of the spire,[42] ascending a height of 225 feet (69 m).

Maintenance workers have sometimes climbed the spire, including to service the aircraft warning light and weather station at the summit. The first 144 feet (44 m) of the spire can be climbed by internal ladders. The remaining 39 feet (12 m) requires climbing out of a small door and up the exterior. In 2010, Blue Peter presenter Helen Skelton climbed the spire to assist the changing of the lights.[42]

Chapter house and Magna Carta

Interior of the Chapter House

The chapter house is notable for its octagonal shape, slender central pillar and decorative medieval frieze. It was redecorated in 1855–9 by William Burges. The frieze, which circles the interior above the stalls, depicts scenes and stories from the books of Genesis and Exodus, including Adam and Eve, Noah, the Tower of Babel, and Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

The chapter house displays the best-preserved of the four surviving original copies of Magna Carta.[43] This copy came to Salisbury because Elias of Dereham, who was present at Runnymede in 1215, was given the task of distributing some of the original copies. Elias later became a canon of Salisbury and supervised the construction of the cathedral.

Clock

The medieval clock

The Salisbury Cathedral clock, which dates from about AD 1386, is supposedly the oldest working modern clock in the world.[44] The clock has no face; all clocks of that date rang out the hours on a bell. It was originally in a bell tower that was demolished in 1792. Following this demolition, the clock was moved to the Cathedral Tower, where it was in operation until 1884. The clock was then placed in storage and forgotten until it was discovered in an attic of the cathedral in 1928. It was repaired and restored to working order in 1956, and is now displayed in the nave. In 2007, remedial work and repairs were carried out.[45]

Cathedral Close

The cathedral close surrounds the cathedral, with the largest area to its western side. The close itself is bounded by Broad Walk and the West Walk, with the larger boundaries comprising North Walk, Bishops Walk, with Exeter Street to its east, and De Vaux Place to the south.[46] The close contains a large number of listed buildings. The size of the close, it is Britain's largest,[47] and the range of historic buildings within it, make it "unrivalled in Britain in terms of scale and beauty". Pevsner described it as "the most beautiful of England's closes".[3] The close has a preservation society dedicated to its protection.[48] The close is entered via the High Street through the North Gate, listed at Grade I.[49] The High Street ends at Choristers Square which has seven buildings listed at Grade I: Mompesson House, now owned by the National Trust and operated as a museum,[50] and its fronting wall and gates;[51] the College of Matrons;[52] the walls, gates and piers to No.s 39 to 46;[53] Hemingsby House;[54] Wren Hall;[55] and Braybrooke House.[56] Grade II* listed buildings on the High Street and in Choristers Square include: No.s 48, 48A, 50 and 50A, which flank the North Gate;[57][58] 51, 52 and 53A;[59][60] No.s 55 and 55A;[61][62] a former stable block;[63] and the Hungerford Chantry.[64] Grade II listed buildings on the square include: the walls and gates to No. 54;[65][66] No. 55;[67] No.s 56A, B,[68] and C;[69] No.s 57, 57A and 57B;[70] and No. 58;[71] and a K6 telephone kiosk.[72]

The close proper is bounded by the West Walk and the Broad Walk. It contains six Grade I listed buildings; The King's House, which is now home of Salisbury Museum;[73] Myles Place, No. 68, and its fronting walls;[74][75] the Walton Canonry;[76] the Leaden Hall[77] and the South Gate.[78] There are also six buildings listed Grade II*: The Wardrobe, which houses a military museum;[79] Arundells, the former home of Edward Heath;[80] the North Canonry and Gatehouse;[81] the Old Deanery;[82] No.s 68A and 73;[83][84] and De Vaux House.[85] There are 19 Grade II listed buildings in the close. These include: the gates and stables to Arundells;[86][87] the gates and garden house at The North Canonry, No. 60;[88][89] the College of Sarum St Michael, and its gates;[90][91] urns in the garden of No. 68;[92] the gates and walling to No. 69;[93] the lodges, gates and walls to No. 70;[94][95] No.s 71, 71A and 71B and their boundary walls;[96] the South Canonry;[97] No. 72 The Close;[98] and No.s 1-7 De Vaux Place.[99][100]

Between De Vaux Place and the cathedral stands Salisbury Cathedral School, the main building of which, originally the Bishop's Palace, is listed at Grade I.[101] The school lodge, and its adjoining wall, as well as a wall opposite surrounding the cathedral lawn, are all listed at Grade II.[102] Continuing north along Bishop's Walk are five more listed structures; No. 5, The Close, listed II*,[103] and its garden wall and bollards, both listed at Grade II;[104][105] and the Diocesan Registry, and The Deanery, both listed at Grade II*.[106][107] The eastern boundary of the close follows Exeter Street, and contains four listed structures, all at Grade I. These are: the boundary wall itself;[108] Bishops Gate and St Anne's Gate;[109][110] and Malmesbury House.[111]

The northern end of the close terminates with the North Walk. This has one Grade I listed building, Sarum College, at No. 19, The Close.[112] There are 23 Grade II* buildings: Nos. 8, 9, 11, 12, 14 and 14A, 16 to 18 inclusive, 20 and 21, 23 to 27 inclusive, 29, 30, 31, 33 to 36 inclusive, and 38.[113] Buildings listed Grade II include: No. 10; the stableyard surface and gates to No. 11; No. 13; the forecourt walls to Malmesbury House; the garden walls and gateway to No. 16, two sets of walls at No. 17, the walls at No.s 18 and 19, railings and gates at; the stables to No.s 21 and 21A, its gate piers, its garden wall, and a commemorative arch set into the wall; No. 22; the railings to No.s 25 and 26; No. 28; the railings to No. 31 and the wall to No.s 32 and 33; the railings to Nos. 36A and 36B and 37.[114]

Depictions in art, literature and television

Salisbury Cathedral by John Constable, ca. 1825
"Salisbury cathedral" (2018) by Stephan Wolf

The cathedral is the subject of a famous painting by John Constable. As a gesture of appreciation for John Fisher, Bishop of Salisbury, who commissioned this painting, Constable included the bishop and his wife in the canvas (bottom left). The view depicted in the paintings has changed very little in almost two centuries.

The cathedral is apparently the inspiration for William Golding's novel The Spire, in which the fictional Dean Jocelin makes the building of a cathedral spire his life's work. The construction of the cathedral is an important plot point in Edward Rutherfurd's historical novel Sarum, which explores the historical settlement of the Salisbury area. The cathedral has been mentioned[115] by the author Ken Follett as one of two models for the fictional Kingsbridge Cathedral in his historical novel The Pillars of the Earth. It was also used for some external shots in the 2010 miniseries based on Follett's book and was shown as it is today in the final scene. Another mention of this cathedral was made by Jonathan Swift in The Travels of Gulliver, part II, chapter IV, making a comparison between its spire and the tower of the main temple of Lorbrulgrud, Brobdingnag's capital.

In 1990, Channel 4 marked the official launch of its NICAM stereo service with a live broadcast of Mahler's 9th Symphony from the cathedral.[116] The cathedral was the setting for the 2005 BBC television drama Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle, written by Rhidian Brook and directed by Susanna White. Kevin McCloud climbed the cathedral in his programme called Don't Look Down! in which he climbed high structures to conquer his fear of heights. The cathedral was the subject of a Channel 4 Time Team programme which was first broadcast on 8 February 2009.

Diocese, dean and chapter

The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and is the seat of the Bishop of Salisbury. The Right Reverend Stephen Lake was installed as bishop in 2022.[117] The Dean is Nicholas Papadopulos, installed in 2018.[118] The Canon Precentor is Anna Macham, installed in 2019,[119] the Canon Chancellor is Ed Probert, installed in 2004[120] and the Canon Treasurer is Kenneth Padley, installed in 2022.[121]

Burials

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Notable burials include:

Music

The Choir
The Trinity Chapel (Lady Chapel). The artwork below the window is a Nicholas Pope installation "The Apostles Speaking in Tongues Lit By Their Own Lamps", exhibited in the summer of 2014

Organ

Throughout its history, there have been several organs in the cathedral. Of particular interest are the two fine four-manual instruments, the first by Renatus Harris (c. 1652–1724), which was replaced at the end of the 18th century, and the current organ, whose present fame has eclipsed the reputation of the former.[122]

The four-manual instrument by Harris had been installed in 1710. The abundance of reed stops was typical of Harris' instruments and bears witness to the influence of the classical French organ. The instrument, not only spectacular in style but also of good quality, had remained practically unaltered (beyond occasional repairs) for nearly 80 years, until it was replaced at the same time as the cathedral was "restored" by James Wyatt between 1789 and 1792: the Bishop had convinced George III to furnish the cathedral with a new instrument once the work was complete.[122]

This organ, by Samuel Green, was presented by the king in 1792[123] and was installed on top of the stone screen, which, unusually, did not divide the choir from the nave, but rather came from an unknown location in the cathedral.[124] The organ was later taken out and moved to St Thomas's Church.[125] When the new Willis organ was installed, its distinct sound from 55 powerfully-voiced stops, directly in the choir with little casework, was quite a contrast to Green's more gentle 23-stop instrument.[122]

The present-day instrument was built in 1877 by Henry Willis & Sons.[126] Walter Alcock, who was organist of the cathedral from 1916, oversaw a strictly faithful restoration of the famous Father Willis organ, completed in 1934,[127] even going to such lengths as to refuse to allow parts of the instrument to leave the cathedral in case any unauthorised tonal alterations were made without his knowledge,[128] while allowing some discrete additions in the original style of the organ (as well as modernisation of the organ's actions) by Henry Willis III, the grandson of Father Willis.[129] The instrument was extensively restored between 2019 and 2020.[122]

Organists

It is recorded that in 1463 John Kegewyn was organist of Salisbury Cathedral. Among the notable organists of more recent times have been a number of composers and well-known performers including Bertram Luard-Selby, Charles Frederick South, Walter Alcock, David Valentine Willcocks, Douglas Albert Guest, Christopher Dearnley, Richard Godfrey Seal and the BBC presenter Simon Lole.

Choir

Salisbury Cathedral Choir holds annual auditions for boys and girls aged 7–9 years old for scholarships to Salisbury Cathedral School, which housed in the former Bishop's Palace. The boys' choir and the girls' choir (each 16 strong) sing alternate daily Evensong and Sunday Matins and Eucharist services throughout the school year. There are also many additional services during the Christian year particularly during Advent, Christmas, Holy Week, and Easter. The Advent From Darkness to Light services are the best known. Choristers come from across the country and some board. Six lay vicars (adult men) comprise the rest of the choir, singing tenor, alto and bass parts. In 1993, the cathedral was the venue for the first broadcast of Choral Evensong (the long-running BBC Radio 3 programme) to be sung by a girls' cathedral choir.[130]

  • Aerial view
    Aerial view
  • From the southwest
    From the southwest
  • North front
    North front
  • Trenchard Memorial
    Trenchard Memorial
  • From the northeast
    From the northeast
  • Sculptural detail
    Sculptural detail
  • Detail from west front
    Detail from west front
  • The cloisters
    The cloisters
  • Cloister walk, east side
    Cloister walk, east side
  • Tomb of Giles of Bridport
    Tomb of Giles of Bridport
  • Choir
    Choir
  • View of the spire from the cloisters
    View of the spire from the cloisters
  • Rib vault ceiling above clerestory windows
    Rib vault ceiling above clerestory windows
  • Lateral view of the west façade
    Lateral view of the west façade
  • Spire and west façade
    Spire and west façade
  • Interior of the tower
    Interior of the tower
  • Interior of the spire
    Interior of the spire
  • Reredos by Charles Edgar Buckeridge
    Reredos by Charles Edgar Buckeridge

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ The cathedral crossing, Old Sarum, and Stonehenge are reputed to be aligned on a ley line, although Clive L. N. Ruggles asserts that the site, on marshland, was chosen because a preferred site several miles to the west could not be obtained.[7]

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Cosmo, the future Grand Duke of Turin, who visited Salisbury Cathedral in the spring of 1669.

I've standardized the spelling of names I know, corrected scanning errors I could figure out, and increased the number of paragraphs. If I guessed incorrectly, I apologize:

On 3/13 April, 1669, his highness ... went to see the cathedral church, where Dr. Brideoake, the dean, officiated, with another canon.

This church is situated in a spacious meadow, the pleasantness of which is augmented by several rows of large elms, disposed with much judgment.

At one end, in the stone facade, there are three doors, besides others at the sides; these correspond, both in situation and proportion, with the 3 aisles within, which are divided from each other by quadrangular stone pillars; these serve as a support to other similar pillars placed against each angle, and made equally of Irish marble, called Kilkenny-marble, not unlike the granite of Spain. These being equidistant from the two sides of the church respectively, leave an open space for the middle aisle (which is 214 paces long) and for the two smaller aisles on each side.

Arches rest upon these pillars, supporting a noble gallery, divided by small, but numerous, pillars of the same Irish marble, which, running round, encircles all the interior of the building; and between it and the roof, which is very light and airy, are the windows, which give abundant light to the whole edifice in every direction.

Where the two smaller aisles terminate, and the church is divided by a transept of the same breadth, and takes the form of a cross, four large arches are raised upon four lofty pilasters, which not only support the roof (from this place to the altar painted alfresco with representations of different saints) but serve as a basis to the belfry, which, rising from the roof, continues for half its height in a quadrangular form, and terminates in a spire.

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In front of the principal aisle, when you have passed the place where the transepts branch out, the choir occupies a part of the greater aisle and is separated from the rest of the church by a wall, which runs round it as far as where the altar is placed; this yet retains some paintings, in which the name of Goiy is written in Hebrew characters. [HOLY?]

The prebendal stalls are distributed along the choir, and on the Gospel-side is a tabernacle where the bishop, when he assists at the service, sits, in the proper habit of his dignity, according to the English mode.

The altar is covered with purple velvet, and on the table is placed a cushion of the same, on which rests the book of the Anglican Liturgy, and on each side is a candlestick of brass.

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The building of this church was begun in 1217, by Bishop Poor; the ancient and elevated situation where stood the church formerly founded by St. Osmund, bishop, in the year 1099 being then quitted. The body of that saint was brought hither, and reposes behind the altar, under a large flat stone of black marble.

The city was rebuilt at the foot of the hill, and in the space of 40 years was completed.

Although the architecture of the church is gothic in all its parts, yet it is magnificent and sumptuous, and is considered, with reason, one of the most beautiful temples in England.

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They say that the windows which light it correspond in number with the days of the year, the small marble pillars with the hours of a whole year, and the doors with the 12 months. Many monuments of illustrious men adorn the interior of the building; among which are those of two natural sons of King Henry I, which were removed hither from Old Salisbury; on them are engraved the Imperial Eagles, with the arms of the Earls of Sandwich.

In the smaller aisle, on the Epistle side, is a remarkable monument of the old Duke of Somerset, Earl of Hertford and Baron Beauchamp, of the family of Seymour, Duke of Somerset, who resides in the county of Wilts, as the king's lieutenant; neither is the one on the opposite side inferior to it, being that of the Baron of Dundalk, of the family of Gorges of Gloucester, which is established in Salisbury, and is descended from the house of Russel; that of the Earl of Bedford, of the aforesaid noble house of Russel, which was honored with that title by King Edward VI, is also worthy of notice.

There are many statues and images of saints, but the first of these are broken and almost demolished, and the second defaced by the Protector Cromwell, who favored the sect of the Independents.

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This bishopric has an annual revenue of 2,000/.s sterling; the present bishop is Dr. Seth Ward, who was translated from the see of Exeter to that of Salisbury.

The choir consists of six canons, the archdeacon and the dean; each of these has his distinct prebend, which is worth to some, 200/., and to others, 300/.s sterling per annum.

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The dress of the bishop differs in no respect from that which is worn by the other bishops of England. That of the canons is a hood of black silk, which has two long folds, depending from the neck in front, and falling behind into a sort of half cope. That of the dean, however (who has the first dignity) is somewhat different, as he wears a red hood or gown.

Having seen everything curious in the church, his highness was accompanied home by the dean and the canon, who had assisted him in the service.

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Bishop Seth Ward:
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From:
TRAVELS OF COSMO THE THIRD, GRAND DUKE OF TUSCANY,
THROUGH ENGLAND,
DURING THE REIGN OF KING CHARLES THE SECOND (1669)
TRANSLATED FROM THE ITALIAN MANUSCRIPT
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His highness, Cosmo, must be considered only as a traveler. Under his direction, the narrator of the records was Count Lorenzo Magalotti, afterwards Secretary to the Academy del Cimento, and one of the most learned and eminent characters of the court of Ferdinand II.

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References

Chart showing the number of references in each month of the diary’s entries.

1668