Not quite a Constable

So yesterday we had a day out to visit Salisbury. We've been around it many a time, trying to avoid the traffic, but this day we went to see it.

 

I always thought that a nice little photography project would be to visit and photograph all of the locations that John Constable painted. So, this 'maybe' the first.

You may have to wait a long time for more ....

 

Salisbury Cathedral from the water meadows.

 

Rather sadly you can't get to Constables original location, although I'm sure it's still there. The water meadows are managed land and although you can cross them on the Town Path, you can't wander around in them :-(

So this is the closest you can get.

 

As medieval structures go this one is amazing. Since 1549, the cathedral has had the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom, at 404 feet (123 m).

 

Inside I watched a video of a steeplejack climbing up to change the anemometer that sits right at the top, it was gut wrenching.

 

With all the rain we've had I was hoping the water meadows would be flooded but they are well managed. The Cathedral is built upon gravel and if the water table gets too high, or too low, it will fall down. So they monitor and control it.

 

So they say, it's been standing here a long time!

 

Worth the visit!

 

Done