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  2. Salisbury Cathedral - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. List of tallest church buildings in the United Kingdom

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    The only medieval cathedral in the United Kingdom with three spires. [24] 21 Truro Cathedral: 76 249 Truro, Cornwall [25] 22 Wakefield Cathedral: 75 247 Wakefield: Tallest church in Yorkshire. [26] 23 Hulme, St Mary: 73 241 Hulme, Greater Manchester [27] 24= Lancaster Cathedral: 73 240 Lancaster: 24= Salford Cathedral: 73 240 Salford, Greater ...

  4. Worker scales UK’s tallest cathedral spire to change ... - AOL

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    A brave worker scaled the UK's tallest church spire to change its lightbulbs from more than 400ft in the air. Gary Price, Clerk of Works at Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire, climbed 332 steps to ...

  5. Spire - Wikipedia

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    The spire of Salisbury Cathedral is of this type and is the tallest masonry spire in the world, remaining substantially intact since the 13th century. Other spires of this sort include the south spire of Chartres Cathedral, and the spires of Norwich Cathedral, Chichester Cathedral and Oxford Cathedral.

  6. List of tallest church buildings - Wikipedia

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    Central spire (built in the mid-19th century) destroyed in the April 2019 fire 90.0 m (295 ft) Cathedral of Toledo: 1440: Toledo Spain 90.0 m (295 ft) Coventry Cathedral: 1433: Coventry United Kingdom: The spire was the only part of the cathedral that survived intact when it was bombed in 1940 90.0 m (295 ft) St Colman's Cathedral: 1919: Cobh ...

  7. Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England - Wikipedia

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    Salisbury Cathedral with its "faultless spire" [4] constitutes one of the iconic views of England, made famous by the landscape painter John Constable. In the north of England, Durham makes a "spectacular" view as it sits dramatically on its steep rocky peninsula above the River Wear, "half Church of God, half castle 'gainst the Scots".

  8. List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Crossing tower is a spire St Albans Cathedral: Cathedral and Abbey Church of St Alban Anglican Canterbury 1077 1077 1877 167.8 85 NK 20.2 N/A 43.9 73 4 Harrison & Harrison Salisbury Cathedral: Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary

  9. The Spire - Wikipedia

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    Whilst teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School, Golding regularly looked out of his classroom window at Salisbury Cathedral and wondered how he would possibly construct its spire [5] But the book's composition and eventual realisation of The Spire was not an easy process for Golding. According to his daughter, Judy Carver, Golding 'struggled ...