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They had various tombs throughout the church, and it was fascinating to read and learn more about them…
I managed to sneak a shot of our volunteer guide in this photo
We also discovered that the gravestones inside the cathedral in the floor also date back to our architect friend from 1790. The graveyard was outside the church, but he decided to rip it up and bring them all inside, and put stones on the floor.
I missed the description about these from our guide, but I think from what I heard these were names of parishes, who contributed to have their names in here…
The ceiling has only been restored in certain places. In other places, our loony architect friend from 1790 seems to be responsible for white washing it. He really was insane!
We headed towards the back of the church…
This is the Prisoners of Conscience Window, which was put in in 1980 to remind us of those who suffer for their beliefs. There’s also an Amnesty International candle that always burns here.
There was a really sad story to this… I think, if I remember right, the woman is above the man, as she was the sister of the shortest ever serving Queen we’ve had in this country – Lady Jane Grey. She lasted just nine days. I can’t remember who she married, although I do remember that they were imprisoned by Queen Elizabeth I in the Tower of London, then eventually they were forbidden from ever seeing each other again. They kept to it and they were only ever together again here. Such a sad story.
I carried on walking and taking photos, as there was lots to photograph here...
The tomb of one of our former Prime Ministers
Then at 2:00pm, we had the hourly prayers, which was a really nice touch, although I must admit already having heard the 1:00pm ones, it was by now a bit repetitive, as much of the same things were said.
We headed out at this point to go and see the cloisters, which were beautiful….
We also visited the restrooms, and I was amazed at the facilities they had here!
Quite a view outside the restrooms…
We also went and visited one of only four remaining copies of the Magna Carta, which dates from 1215. Sadly there are no photos allowed in here. The Magna Carta was signed by King John and set out that everyone, even the King, had to treat people fairly and no-one was above the law. The charter included clauses on subjects such as the Church’s rights, weights and measures and the due process in law. It went on to inspire the American Bill of Rights and the constitutions of many other countries, so it really is an important document. I have to say it was nothing special to look at though, just a lot of very small text and of course you can’t even read it, as it’s in Latin! There was a translation as we left, but to be honest, I didn’t get very far with that, as it was very wordy…
I love all those gorgeous old pictures and then that modern bathroom The story about the sisters was quite sad but so beautiful at the same time! Just gorgeous tombs they all have found there.
That is a beautiful cathedral. Wow! I'd go out of my way to see it, for sure.
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More breathtaking pictures. The bathroom looks quite nice, clean & modern. But I don't think I want my final resting place to be the view from a public bathroom.
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More breathtaking pictures. The bathroom looks quite nice, clean & modern. But I don't think I want my final resting place to be the view from a public bathroom.
Monday 5 May – part six: I’m glad we didn’t pay to see this!
We made our way through the rest of the cloisters…
… then we headed outside, getting a final few shots of this magnificent building.
We made our way across Cathedral Close…
… and over to Mompesson House, a National Trust property. Now as we never planned to come to Salisbury, I had no idea this was here until we saw it advertised on the way into the cathedral. As a result, we really had no idea what it was all about, but apparently it was featured in the film Sense and Sensibility. It’s an 18th century house and was built for the local MP (Member of Parliament) at the time, Sir Thomas Mompesson. The artist Barbara Townsend lived her for the whole of her 96 years. It was a very nice place, but let’s just say I’m glad we didn’t pay the £6.50 (c $10.70) to get in here, as we probably didn’t stay more than 10 minutes…
Great view, huh?
Then we made our way back through the town, stopping off in one place, where we got a couple of birthday presents and a book for Mark, and getting some pasties to eat in another. Mine was awful. It was a vegetable one, but it was so peppery, I barely ate any of it and needed a fair bit of water when I got back to the car.
Boy did we have a shock when we got back to the car. We’d been in Salisbury for two hours and eight minutes according to the car parking machine, and what was the princely cost of that? £4.20 ($7)!
We paid up and headed out of Salisbury…
… and back into the countryside…
Now how neat is this?
The closer we got to our destination, the more we ended up on winding little country lanes, which wasn’t good. I must admit I was hoping and praying the GPS would get us to our destination, but I can’t fault it. It literally delivered us right to the gates.
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The story about the sisters was quite sad but so beautiful at the same time! Just gorgeous tombs they all have found there.
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