Salisbury Cathedral

We arrived in Salisbury on a beautiful sunny autumn day.

Inside I marveled at the columns, high windows and the magnificent vaulted ceilings.

The tour included the old as of pennants that were in tatters.  The tour guide indicated that the really old ones were captured from the White House during the War of 1812.  

and the new of the a baptismal font that was dedicated two weeks ago.

The old:  Bishop's seat 

And the new:  This is the east window, Prisoners of Conscience, that was installed in 1980.

I also went to the Chapter House.  I could not take photos there, but I enjoyed seeing one of the original copies of the Magna Carta.

After the tour of the cathedral, I sat on the Close for a while.  This view shows the restoration that is taking place.  On the other side of the building the park area was well used by families enjoying the sun and the grass.

I started to town for coffee and on my way out of the Close, I saw this sundial on the side of a building.  The quote at the top is "Life is but a walking shadow"  The dial also give the day of the year in the horizontal lines.

Once I got to town, I saw this butcher shop.  During the few minutes I sat there, the window was often obscured by waves people looking at what they could buy.  The building is obviously at least Victorian.

I then went to the Salisbury Museum that had a wonderful collection of costumes through the centuries which included stumpwork embroidery.  I did not take photos of the clothing because the flash would not have been beneficial to the preservation of the cloth.  I did take this photo of the interactive corner where children could dress up.  The museum had several other interactive centers for other exhibits.

I then returned to the cathedral and took a seat in on of the choir section (or quire as they spell it) for Evensong.  The wood on these seats is from the 1300s. The tags indicate the areas in Britain that support the cathedral. The carvings over the seats are the bishops who have served through the centuries.

On my way out, I took this photo the cathedral lit for the night.  The building, inside and out has been well photographed. If you would like to see other images you can go here or here or here.