Victor Naumenko's Pictures of Salisbury

Church House

This building in Crane Street beside the River Avon began life as a merchant’s home. Wealthy William Lightfoot built himself a courtyard house in the 15th Century, which he called 'The Falcon'. It became the city workhouse in 1628. After the complex was taken over by the Diocesan Office for Salisbury, it was remodelled in 1887 by Weymouth architect George Crickmay.

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Victorian Clock Tower

The Clock Tower is situated on Fisherton Street near Fisherton Bridge and it is a loving memorial. It was erected in 1892 by Doctor John Roberts in memory of his wife, Arabella. The clock atop the tower has several dial-pieces and a carved stone plate in the foundation. The tower was built on the site long occupied by the city gaol. Georgian masonry from the last prison is incorporated in the base of the tower.

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A symbol of the prison in Fisherton Street

Manacles are pictured on the plate as a symbol of the prison, which was once located on the site of the Clock Tower in Fisherton Street since 1421.

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Victorian Clock Tower at dusk

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Francis Le Breton's grave in St Thomas's Church

A floor slab in the East end of the North Aisle is dedicated to Francis le Breton, Lieutenant RN, who died in 1798 aged 28. The interest lies in the name, which is that of one of the four knights who murdered St Thomas in Canterbury Cathedral, Hugh le Breton. It is curious that this slab lies just below a modern carving of St Thomas himself.

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Wooden statue of Thomas Becket

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St Thomas's Church Memorial Window

This is a memorial stained glass window in the South Aisle to the memory of the officers and soldiers who gave their lives from St Thomas's Parish in the Great War 1914-19. The window and the alabaster tablet recording the names was provided by public subscription in 1919-20 and was dedicated on 18th April 1920 by the Bishop of Salisbury and the GOC Southern Command. The following are represented in the window from left to right - Central Lights:St Nicholas (Patron Saint of sailors), St George, St Michael (the Warrior Archangel), King Richard in chain mail. Lower Lights: St Christopher carrying the Christ Child, the Crucifixion, an Archangel and a kneeling man in armour, a Knight kneeling before an altar before departing on a crusade. The Artist was G. F. Hutchinson and the Glaziers, James Powell & Sons of London.

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St Thomas's Church, The Doom Painting

The Doom Painting above the chancel arch is a powerful feature drawing many visitors. 'Doom' in old Anglo-Saxon means 'Judgement', and medieval representations of the Last Judgement were very common in churches throughout Christian Europe. It is believed to be the largest such painting in England and was painted in 1475 as a thank-offering for a safely returned pilgrim. The painting was white-washed over in 1593 and was re-discovered in 1819, but not restored until 1881. It was restored in 1953.

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St Thomas's Church interior

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St Thomas's Church

St Thomas's Church stands in its own square at the North end of the High Street, a few hundred metres from the Cathedral Close. Its site lays claim to the first active place of worship in New Sarum prior to the building of the Cathedral, but most of its fabric dates from the fifteenth century. It is a handsome, light building with a high roof, and a bell tower housing 8 bells, which are regularly rung before services.

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The Mill

The Mill pub is situated in an idyllic 18th century Avon riverside building, built on a site owned by the Bishop of Old Sarum, which appears in the Domesday Book. Old Sarum is the site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury and is mentioned in some of the earliest records in the country. Until recently the pub was known as The Bishop's Mill, having been rebuilt by the founder of Salisbury, Bishop Richard Poore.

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Malmesbury House gate in North Walk

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The Deanery and the Diocesan Registry

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Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican Cathedral, considered one of the leading examples of Early English architecture. The main body was completed in only 38 years, from 1220 to 1258. The Cathedral has the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom (123m). Visitors can take the "Tower Tour" where the interior of the hollow spire, with its ancient wood scaffolding, can be viewed. The Cathedral also has the largest Cloister and the largest Cathedral Close in Britain. The Cathedral contains the world's oldest working clock (1386) and has the best surviving of the four original copies of Magna Carta (all four original copies are in England). Although commonly known as Salisbury Cathedral, the official name is the Cathedral of Saint Mary.

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The Cathedral Close

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Salisbury Cathedral interior

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'Walking Madonna' by Elisabeth Frink 1981

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The Cathedral nave reflection

The Nave can hold 2000 people. At the time of the consecration in 1258 the population of Salisbury was only 1500, hence everybody in the city could attend the service.

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The Cathedral organ

Although organs in the Cathedral date back to 1480, the current organ dates from 1876 and was built by Henry Willis. It was cleaned and overhauled in 1969 with much updating. In 1978 Harrison & Harrison installed a new action with rocker tablets, and in 2006 they overhauled the console. The organ is split on two sides of the Quire, with additional pipes in the North Transept.

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Castle Street detail

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