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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). The view ...
The Salisbury Museum is housed in the King's House, a Grade I listed building whose history dates back to the 13th century, opposite the west front of the cathedral. The permanent Stonehenge exhibition gallery has interactive displays about Stonehenge and the archaeology of south Wiltshire, and its collections include the skeleton of the ...
87.6 cm × 111.8 cm (34.5 in × 44.0 in) Location. Victoria & Albert Museum, London. 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 ...
Salisbury Cathedral, which developed the Sarum Use in the Middle Ages. The Use of Sarum (or Use of Salisbury, also known as the Sarum Rite) is the liturgical use of the Latin rites developed at Salisbury Cathedral and used from the late eleventh century until the English Reformation. [ 1 ] It is largely identical to the Roman Rite, with about ...
Statues. There are 79 figures on the Great West Front. 7 are from the 14th century, of which two were modified in the mid-18th century. [1] 63 were installed between 1867 and around 1871 from the workshops of James Redfern. [2] 5 were installed in the 20th century. 4 were installed in the 21st century.
Richard Poore. 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.
Enamel from his tomb in Le Mans Cathedral. William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury (In or before 1167 – 7 March 1226) ("Long Sword", Latinised to de Longa Spatha) was an Anglo-Norman nobleman, primarily remembered for his command of the English forces at the Battle of Damme and for remaining loyal to his half-brother, King John.
51°05′36″N01°48′17″W / 51.09333°N 1.80472°W. A reconstruction of Old Sarum in the 12th century, housed at Salisbury Cathedral. Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury. Situated on a hill about two miles (three kilometres) north of modern Salisbury ...