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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).
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds is an 1823 landscape painting by the English landscape painter John Constable (1776–1837). This image of Salisbury Cathedral, one of England's most famous medieval churches, is one of his most celebrated works, and was commissioned by one of his closest friends, John Fisher, The Bishop of Salisbury. [1]
Salisbury Cathedral clock, restored. The Salisbury Cathedral clock is a large iron-framed tower clock without a dial, in Salisbury Cathedral, England.Thought to date from about 1386, it is a well-preserved example of the earliest type of mechanical clock, called verge and foliot clocks, and is said to be the oldest working clock in the world, [1] although similar claims are made for other clocks.
In May 2013 the painting was bought by Tate for £23.1m. [5]The acquisition was part of Aspire, a partnership between Tate and four other national and regional galleries – National Museum Wales, the National Galleries of Scotland, Colchester and Ipswich Museums Service and Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum – and was acquired with major grants and donations from the Heritage Lottery Fund ...
Richard Poore or Poor (died 15 April 1237) was a medieval English bishop best known for his role in the establishment of Salisbury Cathedral and the City of Salisbury, moved from the nearby fortress of Old Sarum. He served as Bishop of Chichester, Bishop of Salisbury and Bishop of Durham.
Salisbury was the first English cathedral to recruit girl choristers (in 1991) and, when in the cathedral, the girls' choir is usually wholly independent of the boys'. [2] The weekly services are equally divided between the boy and girl choristers throughout the school year.
The school was founded in 1091 at Old Sarum [3] [4] by Saint Osmund, the Bishop of Salisbury and Earl of Dorset, who was canonised in 1456. [5] [6] Osmund was born in Normandy and was a first cousin of William the Conqueror, King of England: William's father, Robert the Magnificent, Duke of Normandy, was the brother of Isabella, Countess of Séez, the mother of Osmund.
Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds; Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows; Salisbury Cathedral School; Southern Cathedrals Festival; The Spire; Statuary of the West Front of Salisbury Cathedral