Etchings
Nave Vault. More glorious stained glass and paintings on the ceilings and arches in Salisbury Cathedral.
The present construction was begun in 1986 and continues today with work to repair and conserve the masonry and glazing of the Cathedral. The present Long Term Plan is projecting a completion in 2015 when the exterior elements of the Repair Programme will be totally finished.
Salisbury Cathedral was built in just 38 years (AD1220-1258). It has Britain's tallest spire (123m/404ft) which was built between AD1310-1333 adding another 6,500 tons to the 518 tons already there (the lead roof alone weighed 420 tons). The spire now leans 69.85cm (27.5ins) to the south and 44.44cm (17.5ins) to the west. Salisbury Cathedral has Europe's oldest working clock (AD1386), now situated in the north nave aisle.
There are 67 statues on the West Front. A dead rat which carried traces of arsenic was found inside the skull of William Longespée when his tomb was opened centuries later
Weakened by his defeat by the French in 1214 and keen to avoid a civil war he feared losing, King John met the barons at Runnymede (between Windsor and Staines in Southern England) on 15 June 1215 and agreed the terms of the document now known as Magna Carta. Its content, driven by the concerns of barons and church, was designed to re-balance power between the King and his subjects. When King John set his seal on Magna Carta he conceded the fundamental principle that even as king he was not above the law.
Magna Carta (Latin for "Great Charter") 1215 is one of the most celebrated documents in English history. At the time it was the solution to a political crisis in Medieval England but its importance has endured as it has become recognised as a cornerstone of liberty influencing much of the civilized world.
A visit to view the best preserved original Magna Carta in the Chapter House is for many visitors the highlight of their time at Salisbury Cathedral.
Magna Carta contains 63 clauses written in Latin on parchment. Only three of the original clauses in Magna Carta are still law today. One defends the freedom and rights of the English Church, another confirms the liberties and customs of London and other towns, but the third is the most famous:
'No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.'
Etchings
Nave Vault. More glorious stained glass and paintings on the ceilings and arches in Salisbury Cathedral.
The present construction was begun in 1986 and continues today with work to repair and conserve the masonry and glazing of the Cathedral. The present Long Term Plan is projecting a completion in 2015 when the exterior elements of the Repair Programme will be totally finished.
Salisbury Cathedral was built in just 38 years (AD1220-1258). It has Britain's tallest spire (123m/404ft) which was built between AD1310-1333 adding another 6,500 tons to the 518 tons already there (the lead roof alone weighed 420 tons). The spire now leans 69.85cm (27.5ins) to the south and 44.44cm (17.5ins) to the west. Salisbury Cathedral has Europe's oldest working clock (AD1386), now situated in the north nave aisle.
There are 67 statues on the West Front. A dead rat which carried traces of arsenic was found inside the skull of William Longespée when his tomb was opened centuries later
Weakened by his defeat by the French in 1214 and keen to avoid a civil war he feared losing, King John met the barons at Runnymede (between Windsor and Staines in Southern England) on 15 June 1215 and agreed the terms of the document now known as Magna Carta. Its content, driven by the concerns of barons and church, was designed to re-balance power between the King and his subjects. When King John set his seal on Magna Carta he conceded the fundamental principle that even as king he was not above the law.
Magna Carta (Latin for "Great Charter") 1215 is one of the most celebrated documents in English history. At the time it was the solution to a political crisis in Medieval England but its importance has endured as it has become recognised as a cornerstone of liberty influencing much of the civilized world.
A visit to view the best preserved original Magna Carta in the Chapter House is for many visitors the highlight of their time at Salisbury Cathedral.
Magna Carta contains 63 clauses written in Latin on parchment. Only three of the original clauses in Magna Carta are still law today. One defends the freedom and rights of the English Church, another confirms the liberties and customs of London and other towns, but the third is the most famous:
'No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or stripped of his rights or possessions, or outlawed or exiled. Nor will we proceed with force against him except by the lawful judgement of his equals or by the law of the land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or delay right or justice.'