Construction of Salisbury cathedral started in 1220 and was completed in 38 years. An amazing medieval achievement.
The cathedral houses the oldest working clock in the world. It has the largest cloister in England and the highest spire which for a while made it the tallest building in the world.
All is not perfect however. The attached photo shows the bent pillar which is one of four that support the roof over the crossing, I assure you that the pillar is bent and the shot isn’t an aperation of my lens.
@Dunclair - amazing to see the architecture of the cathedral and that it’s still standing after so long (starting in 1220). The bent pillar and the elaborate ceiling paintings are both so fascinating to look at.
I apologise for the delay in replying to you. I am still new to the LG website and going up another learning curve.
I am attaching a photo of the clock. As you can see, it has no hands but tells the time by ringing a bell. I also have a short video of it working but that is on my PC which is currently in hospital. I will send you the video when my PC is OK again.
In the mean time and as you are interested in historic buildings, you might want to visit my website at www.dunclair.co.uk
I have a baby Youtube channel which is a very steep learning curve. It contains what I call “Photo tours” which is a series of photos and short videos of an historic building which are set to music with some voice-overs. Most of the information about the building and some internet links to it are on the website.
Salisbury is by no means the oldest cathedral in England. That record belongs to Canterbury cathedral which was founded in 597 and is still going strong. I live near there and was in Canterbury just before Xmas. The bell ringers were practicing at the time. The sound is amazing.
Clicking on a thumbnail will bring you the full sized image.
I am in the process of changing the way I present my photos to the world and have recently started a new Youtube chanel. It’s a very steep learning curve but keeps my old brain active. You can visit it at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHOLTamUMzbbvRxQSMGhafw
The chair of St Augustine is very interesting. The Archbishop of Canterbury is enthroned on it but he never sits on it again. The same is the case of St Edward’s chair in Westminster Abbey on which the King of England, Charles III was recently crowned. He will never sit on it again either.
Once agian, thank you for your interest in my efforts.
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I suspect that it was “Filtered” because I mentioned my website and Youtube channel. I mentioned them because they contain a lot of photos of historic buildings similar to the subject of the post. The website isn’t monetised and doesn’t try to sell anything. It is simply there so that people who will never be able to visit these places get a taste of what they are like and to learn something about them.
So, some advice please: How can I direct fellow LGs to my photos if I can’t mention my website?
