Salisbury, England - A Cathedral Town on the way to Stonehenge

[@frankparsons1629]

It was built in 2 stages with a 50 odd year interval to raise more funds to build the tower up to its present height along with the magnificent stone spire. In those far off days the masons struck for more pay, they received one penny a day and they were given an extra farthing, making it a penny farthing. Where were their lodgings in town you ask, the answer is in Pennyfarthing Street! Spire height - both Lincoln and old St. Pauls and a few Abbeys such as Glastonbury had spires some 150 feet higher but those are now long gone. Yes, anyone not local with have trouble with pronouncing a lot of place names, I can't do the phonetic bit but it is near enough SAWS-BREE if you should say it in a good old thick Wiltsheer dialect, unfortunately it is rarer these days; my Mum's cousin Katie was born in Harnham and her rich Rs were a sheer delight.

[@muhammadalieesaa3379]

That's a bit of interesting history.

[@davidsewellclarke4997]

Come and see our Beautiful City, don't worry we don't Bite .

[@duncanedwards1545]

Actually the spire is 404 not 440ft. do your research mate.

[@PhilipDeanVideo]

Salisbury Cathedral From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigationJump to search Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salisbury Cathedral of Saint Mary SalisburyCathedral-wyrdlight-EastExt.jpg Salisbury Cathedral from the East Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salisbury is located in WiltshireCathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, SalisburyCathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Salisbury Location within Wiltshire Coordinates: 51°03′53″N 1°47′51″W Location Salisbury, Wiltshire Country England Denomination Church of England Previous denomination Catholic Church Churchmanship Anglo-Catholic[1] Website www.salisburycathedral.org.uk Edit this at Wikidata Architecture Previous cathedrals 2 Architect(s) Richard Poore; Elias of Dereham Style Early English Gothic Years built 1220-1320 Groundbreaking 1220; 802 years ago Specifications Length 442 feet (135 m) Nave length 234 feet (71 m)[2] Nave width 78 feet (24 m)[2] Choir height 84 feet (26 m) Number of towers 1 Tower height 225 feet (69 m) (without spire) Number of spires 1 Spire height 404 feet (123 m) Administration Diocese Salisbury (since 1220) Province Canterbury Clergy Bishop(s) vacant Dean Nicholas Papadopulos Precentor Anna Macham Canon Chancellor Ed Probert Canon Treasurer Robert Titley Laity Organist(s) John Challenger, David Halls Chapter clerk Jackie Molnar Lay member(s) of chapter Jane Barker Luke March Lydia Brown Eugenie Turton Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in Salisbury, England. The cathedral is the mother church of the Diocese of Salisbury and is the seat of the Bishop of Salisbury. The building is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English Gothic architecture.[3] Its main body was completed in 38 years, from 1220 to 1258. The spire, built in 1320, at 404 feet (123 m), has been the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom since 1561.[4] Visitors can take the "Tower Tour", in which the interior of the hollow spire, with its ancient wooden scaffolding, can be viewed. The cathedral has the largest cloister and the largest cathedral close in Britain at 80 acres (32 ha).[3] It contains a clock which is among the oldest working examples in the world, and has the best surviving of the four original copies of Magna Carta. In 2008, the cathedral celebrated the 750th anniversary of its consecration.[5]

[@PhilipDeanVideo]

Thanks for the correction

[@caswellsubs]

It's SALS-BURY - not SALS-BERRY Good grief! :-)