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Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury is one of the finest medieval cathedrals in Britain. It is the mother church of the Salisbury Diocese, an area which covers most of the counties of Wiltshire and Dorset.
Started in 1220 it was completed by 1258, with the Spire, the tallest in England (123m/404ft) added a generation later. Built to reflect the glory of God in stone and glass, it has always been a setting for great occasions, for huge colourful processions, a majestic and awe-inspiring church - as it has done for over 775 years.
Every year over 600,000 visitors come from all over the world to the Cathedral and Close, the largest and best preserved Cathedral Close in Britain. We hope that the information here and the welcome you receive when you visit us will reflect the message of our mission statement, which is that: Salisbury Cathedral exists for the glory of God and as a sign of his kingdom in the world.
The Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Salisbury
Salisbury is unique amongst medieval English cathedrals, built within one century with no substantial later additions. The building itself is remarkable, a testimony to the faith and practical skills of those who erected it.
But it is much more than an historical monument. It is the Cathedral Church of the Salisbury diocese and so the Mother Church of several hundred parishes in Wiltshire and Dorset. It is a centre of pilgrimage for hundreds of thousands of visitors every year.
Date
1075 - 1092 Norman Cathedral built at Old Sarum
1215 Magna Carta sealed
1220 New Cathedral started on Salisbury Water Meadows. Foundation Stone Laid by Bishop Poore
1240 - 1270 Cloisters Built
1258 Cathedral dedicated and most Canonries built. Old Deanery built and became residence of the Dean
1263 - 1284 Chapter House built
1265 Bell Tower Built. West Front finished (approximate date)
1330 Completion of Tower and Spire (approximate date)
1327 Licence granted to build Close Wall from stone taken from Cathedral at Old Sarum.
1331 Wall around The Close was built
1370 Construction of Tower Scaffolding
1612 James I lodges at King's House
1624 Taverns and ale houses in The Close
1714 Wren Hall, the Old Choristers School is completed
1788 - 1791 Restoration of the Cathedral by James Wyatt. Demolition of Bell Tower and levelling of churchyard to grass
1823 The artist John Constable paints his famous view of the cathedral from the grounds of the Bishop's Palace
1860 - 1878 Restoration of the Cathedral and some Close houses by Sir George Gilbert Scott
1945 - 1951 Top 30 feet of spire rebuilt
1947 Bishop's Palace became Cathedral School
1981 Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museums established in King's House
1985 Spire Appeal started to raise £6,500,000 for the repair and conservation of the Spire, Tower and West Front
1991 Commencement of the Major Repair Programme, a 20 year, £20 million programme partly funded by English Heritage
2000 Redevelopment of "The Plumbery" providing new shop and restaurant facilities under a glass roof giving new views of the Spire
2000 Completion of the repair and conservation of the Spire, Tower and West Front