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'''Salisbury Cathedral''', formally the '''Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary''', is an [[Church of England|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 architecture|Early English Gothic architecture]].<ref name="SalisburyWeb">((cite web|title=Visitor Information, Salisbury Cathedral|url=http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visitor.intro.php|access-date=17 January 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102072734/http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visitor.intro.php|archive-date=2 January 2008|url-status=live))</ref> Its main body was completed in 38 years, from 1220 to 1258. The tower and [[spire]] were completed by 1330;<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/discover/what-to-see// | title=What to See ))</ref> it was heightened to ((convert|404|ft|m|0)) and has been the tallest church spire in England since 1561.<ref name="spire123m">((cite web |url=https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/history/adding-spire |title=Adding the Spire. |publisher=Salisbury Cathedral Website |date=13 September 2018 |access-date=13 September 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913223554/https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/history/adding-spire |archive-date=13 September 2018))</ref> The cathedral contains a [[Salisbury Cathedral clock|clock]] which is among the oldest working examples in the world, and has one of the four surviving original copies of ''[[Magna Carta]]''. In 2008, the cathedral celebrated the 750th anniversary of its consecration.<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/press-release-archive/salisbury-cathedrals-750th-anniversary-open-day-overwhelming-success |title=Salisbury Cathedral's 750th Anniversary Open Day An Overwhelming Success |publisher=Salisbury Cathedral |language=en |date=28 April 2008 |access-date=19 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208125528/http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/press-release-archive/salisbury-cathedrals-750th-anniversary-open-day-overwhelming-success |archive-date=8 December 2015 ))</ref>

==History==
[[File:Richard Poore.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Sculpture on the west front of the cathedral of Bishop [[Richard Poore]] who oversaw the early years of its construction, beginning in 1220; he is holding a model of the cathedral]]
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[[File:Salisbury cathedral plan.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|Plan showing the double [[transept]]s with aisles and extended east end, but not the [[cloister]]s or [[chapter house]]]]
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Salisbury became the seat of a bishop in 1075. At the time, the city was at the now-abandoned site of [[Old Sarum]], on a hill about ((Convert|2|mi|km)) north of the present-day cathedral. [[Old Sarum Cathedral]] was built in the years after and was consecrated in 1092.

In 1197, bishop [[Herbert Poore]] sought permission to re-site the cathedral, possibly due to deteriorating relations between the clergy and the military at Old Sarum.<ref name=frosty2>Frost (2009), [https://books.google.com/books?id=7ob-vsvZmHUC&pg=PA34 p.&nbsp;34.]</ref><ref name=pbj>Robinson, J. Armitage. [[:s:Somerset Historical Essays/Peter of Blois#128|"Peter of Blois" in ''Somerset Historical Essays'', pp.&nbsp;128&nbsp;f.]] Oxford University Press (London), 1921.</ref> Permission was granted but the move was delayed repeatedly until the tenure of his successor and brother [[Richard Poore]].<ref>Evans, p. 10-11</ref> A legend tells that Bishop Poore shot an arrow in the direction he would build the cathedral; the arrow hit a deer, which died in the place where Salisbury Cathedral is now.((efn-ua|The cathedral crossing, Old Sarum, and [[Stonehenge]] are reputed to be aligned on a [[ley line]], although Clive L. N. Ruggles asserts that the site, on marshland, was chosen because a preferred site several miles to the west could not be obtained.<ref>((cite book |title=Ancient Astronomy: An Encyclopedia of Cosmologies and Mythbooks |first1=Clive L. N. |last1=Ruggles |year=2005  |isbn=9781851094776 |type=Hardcover |publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] |language=English |page=225 |quote=A notorious example...a ley line joining Stonehenge (third millennium B.C.E.), Old Sarum (first millennium B.C.E.), and Salisbury cathedral (C.E. 1220).))</ref>))

Construction was paid for by donations, principally from the canons and vicars of southeast England, who were asked to contribute a fixed annual sum until the building was completed.<ref>Evans, p. 13</ref> The [[foundation stone]]s were laid on 28 April 1220 by [[William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury]], and by [[Ela of Salisbury, 3rd Countess of Salisbury]].<ref>((Cite web |last= |first= |title=The life of Ela, Countess of Salisbury |url=https://wshc.org.uk/blog/item/the-life-of-ela-countess-of-salisbury.html |website=Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre |date=15 September 2015 |access-date=24 April 2023))</ref><ref>Evans, p. 15</ref> Much of the [[Freestone (masonry)|freestone]] for the cathedral came from the [[Teffont Evias Quarry and Lane Cutting|Teffont Evias Quarry]].<ref name="gent">[[Edward Cave|Sylvanus Urban]], wd., ''[[The Gentleman's Magazine|The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle]]'' (1830), [https://books.google.com/books?id=WLQUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA105 p. 105] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307063747/https://books.google.com/books?id=WLQUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA105 |date=7 March 2017 )) online at books.google.com</ref> As a result of the high [[water table]] on the new site, the cathedral was built on foundations only ((convert|4|ft|m)) deep. By 1258, the [[nave]], [[transept]]s, and [[Choir (architecture)|choir]] were complete.<ref>((Cite web |title=Engineering Timelines - Salisbury Cathedral spire |url=http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=113#:~:text=Salisbury%20Cathedral%20was%20built%20between,was%20constructed%20a%20little%20later. |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=www.engineering-timelines.com))</ref> As a result of being mostly built in only 38 years, Salisbury has by far the most consistent architectural style of any medieval English cathedral.<ref name=BF>((cite book|last1=Fletcher|first1=Banister |author-link1=Banister Fletcher (senior)|last2=Fletcher|first2=Banister |author-link2=Banister Fletcher (junior)|title=A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method for the Student, Craftsman, and Amateur|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofarchite00fletuoft| year=1905|publisher=Batsford|location=London))</ref><ref name=JH>((cite book|last=Harvey|first=John |author-link=John Harvey (historian)|title=English Cathedrals|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OrIfAQAAMAAJ|year=1961|publisher=Batsford))</ref> The style used is known as [[Early English Period|Early English Gothic]] or Lancet Gothic, the latter referring to the use of [[lancet window]]s which are not divided by [[tracery]].<ref name=ACT>((cite book|last=Clifton-Taylor|first=Alec |author-link=Alec Clifton-Taylor|title=The Cathedrals of England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KbOJj_Pi92QC|year=1986|publisher=Thames and Hudson|isbn=978-0-500-20062-9))</ref><ref name=TB&C>((cite book|last1=Tatton-Brown|first1=Tim |last2=Crook|first2=John |title=The English cathedral|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wkY3AQAAIAAJ|year=2002|publisher=New Holland|isbn=978-1-84330-120-2))</ref>

The only major sections begun later were the [[cloisters]], added in 1240, the [[chapter house]] in 1263, the [[Steeple (architecture)|tower]] and [[spire]], which at ((convert|404|ft|m)) dominated the skyline from 1330.<ref name="spire123m"/>  In total, 70,000 tons of stone, 3,000 tons of timber and 450 tons of lead were used in the construction of the cathedral.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/architecture_cathedral_01.shtml#three|title=The Cathedrals of Britain|website=BBC History|access-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105174526/http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/architecture_cathedral_01.shtml#three|archive-date=5 January 2018|url-status=live))</ref> Upon completion, it had the highest masonry spire in England and the third highest overall, after [[Lincoln Cathedral|Lincoln]] and [[Old St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's]]. The collapse of the latter two spires in the mid-16th century left Salisbury's as the highest overall.

In the 17th century, [[Christopher Wren]] designed restoration measures to strengthen the central pillars, which by then had visibly deformed under the weight of the tower and spire.<ref name="ross"/> Significant changes to the cathedral were made by the architect [[James Wyatt]] in 1790, including the replacement of the original [[rood screen]] and demolition of a [[bell tower]] which stood about ((convert|320|ft|m)) northwest of the main building.

=== 21st century ===
In February 2016, the cathedral chapter placed [[Sophie Ryder]]'s sculpture ''The Kiss'' (of a pair of hands) straddling a path on the grounds where it was to remain until July. After only a few days, the work had to be moved, as pedestrians kept bumping into it while texting.<ref>((cite news|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/02/20/this-20ft-statue-had-to-be-moved-because-people-walked-into-it-while-texting-5707564/#ixzz40ojL2ErO|title=This 20ft statue had to be moved because people walked into it while texting|last=Burke|first=Dave|date=20 February 2016|newspaper=[[Metro (British newspaper)|Metro]]|access-date=3 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704063550/https://metro.co.uk/2016/02/20/this-20ft-statue-had-to-be-moved-because-people-walked-into-it-while-texting-5707564/#ixzz40ojL2ErO|archive-date=4 July 2018|url-status=live))</ref>

On 25 October 2018, there was an attempted theft of the cathedral's copy of ''[[Magna Carta]];'' the alarms were triggered and a 45-year-old man was later detained on suspicion of attempted theft, criminal damage and possession of an offensive weapon. The outer layer of a double-layered glass case containing the document was broken, but the document suffered no damage.<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-45991475|title=Man arrested for Magna Carta theft attempt at Salisbury Cathedral|work=BBC News|date=26 October 2018|access-date=26 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181026101516/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-45991475|archive-date=26 October 2018|url-status=live))</ref> In January 2020 Mark Royden, from Kent, was found guilty of the attempted theft, which caused £14,466 of damage, and of criminal damage.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-51315721|title=Man found guilty of trying to steal Magna Carta|date=2020-01-30|work=BBC News: Wiltshire|access-date=2020-01-31|language=en-GB))</ref>

From 16 January 2021, while closed to services during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in England|COVID-19 pandemic]], the cathedral was used to accommodate the [[COVID-19 vaccination programme in the United Kingdom|vaccination programme in the United Kingdom]], a day after [[Lichfield Cathedral]] became the first place of worship to become part of the immunisation plan against the [[COVID-19 pandemic in England|pandemic in England]].<ref name=":0">((Cite news|last=Morris|first=Steven|date=2021-01-16|title=Covid vaccine jabs accompanied by organ music at Salisbury Cathedral|language=en|website=The Guardian|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/16/covid-jabs-to-be-accompanied-by-organ-music-at-salisbury-cathedral|access-date=2021-01-16|archive-url=|archive-date=))</ref><ref>((Cite news|date=2021-01-15|title=Covid-19: Lichfield Cathedral turned into vaccination centre|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-stoke-staffordshire-55683025|access-date=2021-01-16))</ref> A selection of music was played on the organ as people received their vaccinations.<ref name=":0" /> In February 2024, the full exterior of the cathedral could be seen for the first time in 38 years after the removal of scaffolding that had been erected for extensive renovation works.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-68276414|title=Salisbury Cathedral finally sheds exterior scaffolding|website=BBC News |date=13 February 2024|access-date=13 February 2024))</ref>

==Building and architecture==

===West front===
[[File:Salisbury Cathedral view from West walk (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|The western façade, with the spire visible behind.]] 
((main|Table of the Statuary of the West Front of Salisbury Cathedral))
The west front is of the screen-type, clearly deriving from that at [[Wells Cathedral|Wells]]. It is composed of a stair turret at each extremity, with two niched buttresses nearer the centre line supporting the large central triple window. The stair turrets are topped with spirelets, and the central section is topped by a [[gable]] which contains four [[lancet windows]] topped by two round [[quatrefoil]] windows surmounted by a [[mandorla]] containing [[Christ in Majesty]]. At ground level there is a principal door flanked by two smaller doors. The whole is highly decorated with quatrefoil motifs, columns, trefoil motifs and bands of [[diapering]].

The west front was almost certainly constructed at the same time as the cathedral.<ref>((cite news| last1=Tatton-Brown| first1=Tim| last2=Crook| first2=John| date=25 June 2009| title=Salisbury Cathedral: The Making of a Medieval Masterpiece| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pxI3AQAAIAAJ&q=west+front| publisher=Scala Publishers Ltd.| isbn=978-1-85759-550-5| page=70|url-access=subscription ))</ref> This is apparent from the way in which the windows coincide with the interior spaces. The entire facade is about ((convert|108|ft|m)) high and wide. It lacks full-scale towers and/or spires as can be seen, for example at Wells, Lincoln, [[Lichfield Cathedral|Lichfield]], etc.<ref>((cite book| last1=Rodwell| first1=Warwick| last2=Bentley| first2=James| year=1984| title=Our Christian Heritage| publisher=George Philip| isbn=978-0540010783| page=[https://archive.org/details/ourchristianheri00warw/page/109 109]| url-access=registration| url=https://archive.org/details/ourchristianheri00warw/page/109))</ref> The facade was disparaged by [[Alec Clifton-Taylor]], who considered it the least successful of the English screen facades and a travesty of its prototype (Wells).  He found the composition to be uncoordinated, and the Victorian statuary "poor and insipid".<ref>((cite book| last=Clifton-Taylor| first=Alec| year=1970| title=The Cathedrals of England| publisher=Thames & Hudson| page=105| isbn=9780809617685| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KeDVAAAAMAAJ&q=salisbury|url-access=subscription ))</ref>

The front accommodates over 130 shallow niches of varying sizes, 73 of which contain a statue. The line of niches extends round the turrets to the north, south and east faces. There are five levels of niches (not including the mandorla) which show, from the top, angels and archangels, [[Old Testament]] patriarchs, apostles and evangelists, martyrs, doctors and philosophers and, on the lower level, royalty, priests and worthy people connected with the cathedral. The majority of the statues were placed during the middle of the 19th century, however seven are from the 14th century and several have been installed within the last decade.

===Nave===
[[File:Salisbury Cathedral Nave, Wiltshire, UK - Diliff.jpg|thumb|right|upright|The nave, with William Pye's decorative font visible in the foreground]]
Salisbury Cathedral is unusual for its tall and narrow nave, which has visual accentuation from the use of light grey Chilmark stone for the walls and dark polished [[Purbeck marble]] for the columns. It has three levels: a tall pointed arcade, an open gallery and a small [[clerestory]].<ref name=SD-SC>((cite web|title=Salisbury Cathedral|url=http://www.sacred-destinations.com/england/salisbury-cathedral|website=Sacred Destinations|access-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023104846/http://www.sacred-destinations.com/england/salisbury-cathedral|archive-date=23 October 2014|url-status=live))</ref> Lined up between the pillars are notable tombs such as that of [[William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury|William Longespée]], half brother of [[John, King of England|King John]] and the illegitimate son of [[Henry II of England|Henry II]], who was the first person to be buried in the cathedral.<ref name=BE-SC>((cite web|title=Salisbury Cathedral|url=http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/wiltshire/churches/Salisbury-Cathedral.htm|website=Britain Express|access-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140904184446/http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/wiltshire/churches/Salisbury-Cathedral.htm|archive-date=4 September 2014|url-status=live))</ref>

Another unusual feature of the nave is an unconventional modern font, installed in September 2008.<ref>((cite web|title=Salisbury Cathedral's new 'Funky Font'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2008/09/05/salisbury_designer_font_feature.shtml|website=BBC News|access-date=23 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823170503/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/articles/2008/09/05/salisbury_designer_font_feature.shtml|archive-date=23 August 2019|url-status=live))</ref> Designed by the water sculptor [[William Pye (sculptor)|William Pye]], it is the largest working font in any British cathedral, and replaced an earlier portable neo-Gothic Victorian font. The font is cruciform in shape, and has a 10-foot-wide vessel filled to its brim with water, designed so that the water overflows in filaments through each corner into bronze gratings embedded in the cathedral's stone floor. The project cost £180,000 and was funded entirely by donations. Some parishioners reportedly objected to the new font, considering it 'change for change's sake', although Pye argued that the majority opinion was in favour: "I would say 90 per cent are in happy anticipation, five per cent are nervously expectant and five per cent are probably apoplectic".<ref>((cite news|title=Salisbury Cathedral: funky font makes a big splash|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3637709/Salisbury-Cathedral-funky-font-makes-a-big-splash.html|website=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=23 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823163059/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3637709/Salisbury-Cathedral-funky-font-makes-a-big-splash.html|archive-date=23 August 2019|url-status=live|date=15 August 2008|last1=Wright|first1=Michael))</ref>

===Tower and spire===
[[Image:Salisbury cathedral (15885090173).jpg|thumb|upright|The tower seen from ground level.]]
Although the spire is the cathedral's most impressive feature, it has proved troublesome. Together with the tower, it added 6,397 tons (6,500 tonnes) to the weight of the building. Without the addition of [[buttress]]es, bracing arches and [[Anchor plate|anchor irons]] over the succeeding centuries, it would have suffered the fate of spires on other great ecclesiastical buildings (such as [[Malmesbury Abbey]], 1180 to 1500; [[Lincoln Cathedral]], 1311 to 1548; [[Old St Paul's Cathedral]], London, 1314 to 1561; and [[Chichester Cathedral]], 1402 to 1861) and fallen down; instead, Salisbury became the [[List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom|tallest church spire in the country]] on the collapse at St Paul's (as the result of a fire) in 1561. The large supporting pillars at the corners of the spire are seen to bend inwards under the stress. The addition of reinforcing tie-beams above the [[crossing (architecture)|crossing]], designed by [[Christopher Wren]] in 1668, halted further deformation.<ref name="ross">((Cite web|url=https://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/Destination_Library/salisbury.htm|title=Salisbury, Wiltshire|last=Ross|first=David|website=Britain Express|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514093550/https://www.britainexpress.com/Where_to_go_in_Britain/Destination_Library/salisbury.htm|archive-date=14 May 2019|url-status=live|access-date=2019-05-14))</ref> The beams were hidden by a false ceiling installed below the lantern stage of the tower.

The bell chamber is in the middle level of the tower. The bells strike the hour and quarters and are now operated by a Victorian clock, which is not to be confused with the better-known medieval clock that is on display downstairs. Salisbury is one of only three English cathedrals to lack a [[ring of bells]], the others being [[Norwich Cathedral]] and [[Ely Cathedral]].

Visitors can access the tower by taking the "Tower Tour", allowing them to climb as high as the base of the spire. From this level, there is a view of the interior of the hollow spire and the ancient wooden [[scaffolding]] inside it. There are 332 steps from ground level to the base of the spire,<ref name="bbc-skelton"/> ascending a height of ((convert|225|ft|m|0)).

Maintenance workers have sometimes climbed the spire, including to service the [[Aviation obstruction lighting|aircraft warning light]] and weather station at the pinnacle. The first ((convert|144|ft|m|0)) of the spire can be climbed by internal ladders. The remaining ((convert|39|ft|m|0)) requires climbing out of a small door and up the exterior. In 2010, ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter [[Helen Skelton]] climbed the spire to assist the changing of the lights.<ref name="bbc-skelton">((cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/wiltshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9238000/9238631.stm|publisher=[[BBC]]|title=Blue Peter star scales cathedral to change light bulbs |date=29 November 2010|access-date=16 February 2024|archive-url=|archive-date=))</ref>

===Chapter house and ''Magna Carta''===
[[File:Salisbury Cathedral, medieval clock.JPG|thumb|right|upright|The medieval clock]]
The [[chapter house]] is notable for its octagonal shape, slender central pillar and decorative medieval [[frieze]]. It was redecorated in 1855–9 by [[William Burges]]. The frieze, which circles the interior above the stalls, depicts scenes and stories from the books of [[Book of Genesis|Genesis]] and [[Book of Exodus|Exodus]], including [[Adam and Eve]], [[Noah]], the [[Tower of Babel]], and [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]] and [[Jacob]].

The chapter house displays the best-preserved of the four surviving original copies of ''[[Magna Carta]]''.<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/magna-carta-where-to-visit-the-four-surviving-originals-10002631.html |title=Magna Carta: Where to visit the four surviving originals |website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |access-date=7 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607164105/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/magna-carta-where-to-visit-the-four-surviving-originals-10002631.html |archive-date=7 June 2019 |url-status=live |date=26 January 2015 ))</ref> This copy came to Salisbury because [[Elias of Dereham]], who was present at [[Runnymede]] in 1215, was given the task of distributing some of the original copies. Elias later became a [[Canon (priest)|canon]] of Salisbury and supervised the construction of the cathedral.

=== Clock ===
((Main|Salisbury Cathedral clock))
The [[Salisbury Cathedral clock]], which dates from about AD 1386, is supposedly the oldest working modern clock in the world.<ref>((cite web|title=Oldest Working Clock, Frequently Asked Questions, Salisbury Cathedral|url=http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visitor.faqs.php?id=23|access-date=8 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090615050257/http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visitor.faqs.php?id=23|archive-date=15 June 2009|url-status=live))</ref> The clock has no face; all clocks of that date rang out the hours on a bell. It was originally in a bell tower that was demolished in 1792. Following this demolition, the clock was moved to the Cathedral Tower, where it was in operation until 1884. The clock was then placed in storage and forgotten until it was discovered in an attic of the cathedral in 1928. It was repaired and restored to working order in 1956, and is now displayed in the nave. In 2007, remedial work and repairs were carried out.<ref>((cite web |title=Clock repaired, Salisbury Cathedral |url=http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/news.php?id=239 |access-date=17 January 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321062042/http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/news.php?id=239 |archive-date=21 March 2008 |url-status=live ))</ref>

==Depictions in art, literature and television==
[[File:Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop Grounds c.1825.jpg|thumb|left|''Salisbury Cathedral'' by [[John Constable]], ''ca.'' 1825]]
[[File:Painting_of_Salisbury_Cathedral_2018.jpg|thumb|right|"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 (Anglican bishop)|John Fisher]], [[Bishop of Salisbury]], who commissioned this painting, Constable included the bishop and his wife in the canvas (bottom left). The view depicted in the paintings has changed very little in almost two centuries.

The cathedral is apparently the inspiration for [[William Golding]]'s novel ''[[The Spire]]'', in which the fictional Dean Jocelin makes the building of a cathedral spire his life's work. The construction of the cathedral is an important plot point in [[Edward Rutherfurd]]'s historical novel ''[[Sarum (novel)|Sarum]]'', which explores the historical settlement of the Salisbury area. The cathedral has been mentioned<ref name="Is Kingsbridge Real?">((cite web
 |url          = http://www.ken-follett.com/pote/kingsbridge.html
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 |access-date   = 10 April 2011
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))</ref> by the author [[Ken Follett]] as one of two models for the fictional Kingsbridge Cathedral in his historical novel ''[[The Pillars of the Earth]]''. It was also used for some external shots in the 2010 [[The Pillars of the Earth (TV miniseries)|miniseries]] based on Follett's book and was shown as it is today in the final scene.  Another mention of this cathedral was made by Jonathan Swift in The Travels of Gulliver, part II, chapter IV, making a comparison between its spire and the tower of the main temple of Lorbrulgrud, Brobdingnag's capital. In 1990, [[Channel 4]] marked the official launch of its [[NICAM]] stereo service with a live broadcast of [[Symphony No. 9 (Mahler)|Mahler's 9th Symphony]] from the cathedral.<ref>((cite book |title=Mahler's 8th Symphony (programme) |date=28 July 1990 |publisher=Television South ITV |location=Southampton))</ref> The cathedral was the setting for the 2005 [[BBC]] television drama ''[[Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle]]'', written by [[Rhidian Brook]] and directed by Susanna White. Kevin McCloud climbed the cathedral in his programme called ''Don't Look Down!'' in which he climbed high structures to conquer his fear of heights. The cathedral was the subject of a [[Channel 4]] ''[[Time Team]]'' programme which was first broadcast on 8 February 2009.

==Dean and chapter==
As of 1 January 2021:<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/about-us/cathedral-chapter|title=Cathedral Chapter|website=Salisbury Cathedral|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101164557/https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/about-us/cathedral-chapter|archive-date=1 January 2021|url-status=live|access-date=1 January 2021))</ref>
*[[Dean of Salisbury|Dean]] – [[Nicholas Papadopulos]] (since 9 September 2018 installation)<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/news/installation-canon-nicholas-papadopulos-dean|title=Installation of Canon Nicholas Papadopulos as Dean|website=Salisbury Cathedral|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220225/https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/news/installation-canon-nicholas-papadopulos-dean|archive-date=24 December 2018|url-status=live|access-date=24 December 2018))</ref>
*Canon Precentor – Anna Macham (since 5 May 2019 installation)<ref>((Cite web |url=https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/worship-music-liturgy-salisbury/precentor |title=Precentor |access-date=14 February 2020 |archive-date=14 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214165423/https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/worship-music-liturgy-salisbury/precentor |url-status=dead ))</ref>
*Canon Chancellor – Ed Probert (since 4 April 2004 installation)<ref>((cite web |url=http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/news.archive.php?id=88 |title=Salisbury Cathedral – New Chancellor |publisher=Salisburycathedral.org.uk |access-date=2018-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622060438/http://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/news.archive.php?id=88 |archive-date=22 June 2013 |url-status=live ))</ref>
*Canon Treasurer – Kenneth Padley (since June 2022 installation)<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/new-canon-treasurer-for-salisbury-cathedral/|website=Salisbury Cathedral|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181224220214/https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/news/new-canon-treasurer-appointed|archive-date=24 December 2018|url-status=live|access-date=24 December 2018 |title=New Canon Treasurer appointed &#124; Salisbury Cathedral ))</ref>

==Burials==
((more citations needed section|date=February 2019))
Notable burials include:
*[[William Longespée, 3rd Earl of Salisbury]], (((circa)) 1165–1226)
*[[Lady Katherine Grey]], [[Earl of Hertford|Countess of Hertford]] (1540–1568)
*[[Saint Osmund]], [[Bishop of Salisbury]] (1078–1099)
*[[Roger of Salisbury]], Bishop of Salisbury (1102–1139)
*[[Josceline de Bohon]], Bishop of Salisbury (1142–1184)
*[[Robert de Bingham]], Bishop of Salisbury (1229–1246)
*[[Giles of Bridport]], Bishop of Salisbury (1256–1262)
*[[Walter de la Wyle]], Bishop of Salisbury (1263–1271)
*[[Nicholas Longespee]], Bishop of Salisbury (1291–1297)
*[[Simon of Ghent]], Bishop of Salisbury (1297–1315)
*[[Roger Martival]], Bishop of Salisbury (1315–1330)
*[[Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford]] (1378–1449)
*[[Richard Mitford]], Bishop of Salisbury (1395–1407)
*[[Robert Hungerford, 2nd Baron Hungerford|Robert Hungerford]], 2nd Baron Hungerford (1409-1459)
*[[Robert Hungerford, 3rd Baron Hungerford|Robert Hungerford]], Lord Moleyns and 3rd Baron Hungerford (1431–1464)
*[[John Cheyne, Baron Cheyne]] (((circa)) 1442–1499)
*[[Richard Beauchamp (bishop)|Richard Beauchamp]], Bishop of Salisbury (1450–1482)
*[[John Blyth (bishop)|John Blyth]], Bishop of Salisbury (1493–1499)
*[[John Doget]],  Renaissance humanist (died 1501)
*[[Edmund Audley]], Bishop of Salisbury (1501–1524)
*[[Edward Seymour, 1st Earl of Hertford]] (1539–1621), nephew of queen-consort [[Jane Seymour]]
*[[Thomas Gorges]], (1536–1610) and wife [[Helena, Marchioness of Northampton]], (1548/1549–1635)
*[[John Jewel]], Bishop of Salisbury (1559–1571)
*[[Edmund Gheast]], Bishop of Salisbury (1571–1577)
*[[Mary Sidney]] (1561–1621), writer and patron
*[[William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke]] (1580–1630), politician and courtier, buried in a family vault in front of the altar.
*[[Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke]]
*[[Philip Herbert, 7th Earl of Pembroke]]
*[[Michael Wise (musician)|Michael Wise]] (1648–1687), organist and composer
*[[Alexander Hyde]], Bishop of Salisbury (1665–1667)
*[[Seth Ward (bishop of Salisbury)|Seth Ward]], Bishop of Salisbury (1667–1689)
*[[John Seymour, 4th Duke of Somerset]] (before 1646–1675)
*[[Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset]] in the Seymour Chapel (1662–1748)
*[[John Thomas (bishop of Salisbury)|John Thomas]], Bishop of Salisbury (1761–1766)
*[[Edward Heath]], former British Prime Minister (1970-1974)

((Incomplete list|date=December 2010))

==Music==
[[File:Salisbury Cathedral Choir, Wiltshire, UK - Diliff.jpg|thumb|The Choir]]
[[File:Salisbury Cathedral Lady Chapel 2, Wiltshire, UK - Diliff.jpg|thumb|The Trinity Chapel (Lady Chapel). The artwork below the window is a [[Nicholas Pope (artist)|Nicholas Pope]] installation "The Apostles Speaking in Tongues Lit By Their Own Lamps", exhibited in the summer of 2014]]

===Organ===
Throughout its history, there have been several organs in the cathedral. Of particular interest are the two fine four-manual instruments, the first by Renatus Harris (((Circa|1652))–1724), which was replaced at the end of the 18th century, and the current organ, whose present fame has eclipsed the reputation of the former.<ref name="hale2020"/>

The four-manual instrument by Harris had been installed in 1710. The abundance of reed stops was typical of Harris' instruments and bears witness to the influence of the classical French organ. The instrument, not only spectacular in style but also of good quality, had remained practically unaltered (beyond occasional repairs) for nearly 80 years, until it was replaced at the same time as the cathedral was "restored" by James Wyatt between 1789 and 1792: the Bishop had convinced [[George III]] to furnish the cathedral with a new instrument once the work was complete.<ref name="hale2020"/>

This organ, by [[Samuel Green (organ builder)|Samuel Green]], was presented by the king in 1792<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N10306|title=Wiltshire Salisbury, Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary [N10306]|website=The National Pipe Organ Register|publisher=The British Institute of Organ Studies|access-date=14 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001724/http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N10306|archive-date=15 March 2017|url-status=live))</ref> and was installed on top of the stone screen, which, unusually, did not divide the choir from the nave, but rather came from an unknown location in the cathedral.<ref>((Cite book|url=https://archive.org/stream/cathedralsabbey01bonn#page/130/mode/1up|title=Cathedrals, abbeys, and churches of England and Wales|last=Armfield|first=A.H.|publisher=Cassell & Company|year=1890|location=London|page=130))</ref> The organ was later taken out and moved to St Thomas's Church.<ref>''Cathedrals''; 2nd ed. London: Great Western Railway, 1925; p. 33.</ref> When the new Willis organ was installed, its distinct sound from 55 powerfully-voiced stops, directly in the choir with little casework, was quite a contrast to Green's more gentle 23-stop instrument.<ref name="hale2020"/>

The present-day instrument was built in 1877 by [[Henry Willis & Sons]].<ref>((cite web
|url=http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/Rsearch.cgi?Fn=Rsearch&rec_index=N10312|title=Wiltshire, Salisbury Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary|publisher=[[National Pipe Organ Register]]|access-date=10 April 2011))</ref> [[Walter Galpin Alcock|Walter Alcock]], who was organist of the cathedral from 1916, oversaw a strictly faithful restoration of the famous [[Henry Willis|Father Willis]] organ, completed in 1934,<ref name=grove>Webb, Stanley & Hale, Paul. [http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/00493 "Alcock, Sir Walter"], Grove Music Online, Oxford Music Online, accessed 1 March 2012 ((subscription required))</ref> even going to such lengths as to refuse to allow parts of the instrument to leave the cathedral in case any unauthorised tonal alterations were made without his knowledge,<ref>Alcock, W. G. [https://www.jstor.org/stable/917728 "Salisbury Cathedral Organ"], ''[[The Musical Times]]'', Vol. 75, No. 1098 (August 1934), pp. 730–732 ((subscription required)) ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305112743/http://www.jstor.org/stable/917728 |date=5 March 2016 ))</ref> while allowing some discrete additions in the original style of the organ (as well as modernisation of the organ's actions) by Henry Willis III, the grandson of Father Willis.<ref>National Pipe Organ Register N10312</ref> The instrument was extensively restored between 2019 and 2020.<ref name="hale2020">((cite journal |last1=Hale |first1=Paul |title=Willis restored |journal=[[Choir & Organ]] |date=2020 |issue=May/June |pages=23–26))</ref>

===Organists===
((See also|List of musicians at English cathedrals))
It is recorded that in 1463 John Kegewyn was organist of Salisbury Cathedral. Among the notable organists of more recent times have been a number of composers and well-known performers including [[Bertram Luard-Selby]], [[Charles Frederick South]], [[Walter Galpin Alcock|Walter Alcock]], [[David Willcocks|David Valentine Willcocks]], [[Douglas Guest|Douglas Albert Guest]], [[Christopher Dearnley]], [[Richard Seal|Richard Godfrey Seal]] and the BBC presenter [[Simon Lole]].

===Choir===
[[Salisbury Cathedral Choir]] holds annual auditions for boys and girls aged 7–9 years old for scholarships to [[Salisbury Cathedral School]], which housed in the former Bishop's Palace.  The boys' choir and the girls' choir (each 16 strong) sing alternate daily Evensong and Sunday Matins and Eucharist services throughout the school year. There are also many additional services during the Christian year particularly during Advent, Christmas, Holy Week, and Easter.  The Advent ''From Darkness to Light'' services are the best known. Choristers come from across the country and some board. Six lay vicars (adult men) comprise the rest of the choir, singing tenor, alto and bass parts. In 1993, the cathedral was the venue for the first broadcast of Choral Evensong (the long-running [[BBC Radio 3]] programme) to be sung by a girls' cathedral choir.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04b1dvv/p04b1gwk|title=Timeline of the History of Choral Evensong|website=BBC Radio 3|access-date=16 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181029154435/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04b1dvv/p04b1gwk|archive-date=29 October 2018|url-status=live))</ref>

==Cathedral constables==
The cathedral previously employed five [[cathedral constable]]s (known as "Close Constables"), whose duties mainly concerned the maintenance of law and order in the cathedral close. They were made redundant in 2010 as part of cost-cutting measures and replaced with "traffic managers".<ref>((cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7928053/Anger-after-Salisbury-Cathedral-Constables-scrapped-to-save-money.html|title=Anger after Salisbury Cathedral Constables 'scrapped to save money'|last=Hough|first=Andrew|date=6 August 2010|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=24 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131025051006/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7928053/Anger-after-Salisbury-Cathedral-Constables-scrapped-to-save-money.html|archive-date=25 October 2013|url-status=live))</ref>

The constables were first appointed when the cathedral became a [[liberty (division)|liberty]] in 1611 and survived until the introduction of municipal police forces in 1835 with the [[Municipal Corporations Act 1835|Municipal Corporations Act]].<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.cathedralconstables.co.uk/pb/wp_04804f3d/wp_04804f3d.html|title=Salisbury Cathedral Close Constables|publisher=Cathedral Constables' Association|access-date=24 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911220717/http://www.cathedralconstables.co.uk/pb/wp_04804f3d/wp_04804f3d.html|archive-date=11 September 2011|url-status=live))</ref> In 1800 they were given the power, along with the city constables, to execute any justices' or court orders requiring the conveyance of prisoners to or from the county jail (at Fisherton Anger, then outside the city of Salisbury) as if it were the city jail (and, in so doing, they were made immune from any legal action for acting outside their respective jurisdictions).<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/gaols.pdf|archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110202093443/http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/docs/gaols.pdf|title=Statute Law Revision: Gaols: Repeal Proposals|date=April 2006|publisher=[[Law Commission (England and Wales)|Law Commission]]|access-date=17 June 2011|archive-date=2 February 2011))</ref> The right of the cathedral, as a liberty, to maintain a separate police force was conclusively terminated by the [[Local Government Act 1888]].<ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1888/pdf/ukpga_18880041_en.pdf section 48(3)] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208084146/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1888/pdf/ukpga_18880041_en.pdf |date=8 December 2009 )), [[Local Government Act 1888]]</ref><ref>[http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1888/pdf/ukpga_18880041_en.pdf section 119(4)] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091208084146/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1888/pdf/ukpga_18880041_en.pdf |date=8 December 2009 )), [[Local Government Act 1888]]</ref>

==Peregrine falcons==
Between 1864 and 1953, there were records of [[peregrine falcon]]s being present at the cathedral. More arrived in 2013, and have been hatching every year since, with their nests on the cathedral's tower.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visit-what-see/peregrine-falcons-0|title=Peregrine Falcons ((!)) Salisbury Cathedral|website=www.salisburycathedral.org.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180704063448/https://www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visit-what-see/peregrine-falcons-0|archive-date=4 July 2018|url-status=live))</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery perrow="5" widths="220px">
File:Salisbury Cathedral bird's view.jpg|Aerial view
File:1023581-Cathedral Church of St Mary (8).jpg|From the southwest
File:Catedral de Salisbury, Salisbury, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 03.JPG|North front
File:Hugh Trenchard memorial in Salisbury Cathedral.jpg|Trenchard Memorial
File:Salisbury Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Wiltshire.jpg|From the northeast
File:Salisbury 01.jpg|Sculptural detail
File:Salisbury.cathedral.front.arp.jpg|Detail from west front
File:Catedral de Salisbury, Salisbury, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 54.JPG|The cloisters
File:Hall to Magna Carter by Theophil Arthur.JPG|Cloister walk, east side
File:Salisburycathedralgilesdebridporttomb.jpg|Tomb of [[Giles of Bridport]]
File:Catedral de Salisbury, Salisbury, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 20-22 HDR.JPG|Choir
File:Catedral de Salisbury, Salisbury, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 52.JPG|View of the spire from the cloisters
File:SalisburyCathedralRoof.jpg|[[Rib vault]] ceiling above [[clerestory]] windows
File:Catedral de Salisbury, Salisbury, Inglaterra, 2014-08-12, DD 05.JPG|Lateral view of the west façade
File:Salisbury Cathedral's spire and west facade.jpg|Spire and west façade
File:The lower spiral staircase in the tower of Salisbury Cathedral.JPG|Interior of the tower
File:Salisbury Cathedral Spire Interior.jpg|Interior of the spire
File:C E Buckeridge altar at Salisbury Cathedral.jpg|Reredos by [[Charles Edgar Buckeridge]]
</gallery>

== See also ==
((Portal|Christianity))
* [[Salisbury Cathedral School]]
* [[Bishop Wordsworth's School]]
* [[Gothic cathedrals and churches]]
* [[List of Gothic cathedrals in Europe]]
* [[Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England]]
* [[English Gothic architecture]]
* [[List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom]]
* [[List of tallest churches]]
* [[List of tallest structures built before the 20th century]]

==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
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* Evans, Sydney. ''Salisbury Cathedral: A reflective Guide'', Michael Russell Publishing, Salisbury. 1985.
* Martín-Gil, J; Martín-Gil, FJ; Ramos-Sánchez, MC; Martín-Ramos, P. ''The Orange-Brown Patina of Salisbury Cathedral (West Porch) Surfaces: Evidence of its Man-Made Origin''. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 12(5):285–289. 2005.
((refend))

==External links==
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*[http://www.salisburycathedralstainedglass.co.uk/ Salisbury Cathedral Stained Glass website] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218180043/http://salisburycathedralstainedglass.co.uk/))
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060504012353/http://paradoxplace.com/Photo%20Pages/UK/Britain_South_and_West/Salisbury_Cathedral/Salisbury.htm Adrian Fletcher's Paradoxplace — Salisbury Cathedral and Magna Carta]


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