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Salisbury Cathedral

  • November 25, 2000
  • Rated 4 of 5 by AnaMH from South Florida, Florida
Salisbury Cathedral

As you drive into Salisbury, the spire of the Cathedral is visible just about any where n the town. The city of Salisbury is the second largest in Wiltshire. It is situated between four rivers and is a great place to visit. This was my second visit to the town but this time I got to spend a few hours exploring since we came in our own car not on a tour from London, as I had done before. The Cathedral dominates the city. One legend has the site of the Cathedral coming from a dream Bishop Poore had. In the dream, the Virgin Mary told him to build in 'Mary's Field’. This site had been selected but it was low-lying and marshy and not everyone’s favorite choice but after the dream it was a “GO”. The Cathedral was built between 1220 and 1258. The Cathedral is built in a single style (very rare), which is called Early English Gothic. The Cloisters and Chapter House were built in the middle of the 13th century. The spire was added 100 years after its dedication. The Cathedral has the tallest spire in England at 404 feet. The Salisbury Cathedral built in the shape of a double cross with the arms of the transept branching off on either side. This isn’t very common for cathedrals. The cloisters are larger and older than any other of the English cathedrals. The Cathedral is home to an ancient clock mechanism dating from 1386, which is said to be the oldest piece of machinery still at work in Britain, if not the entire world. The Chart House has one of the four surviving Magna Carta (1215) on display. Here is a strange tale I have to share. All through our journey of England I had been thinking of something I wanted to do for a friend. Two months before I left for vacation, she received horrific news. Her mother had been diagnosed with untreatable terminal liver cancer and had been given two months to live. I had wanted to have her mother’s name listed in a prayer book at one of the churches we were going to visit. None felt right until I walked to the altar of Salisbury Cathedral. I found the prayer book (photo attached) and was going to write her name but I knew I was missing something. I walked to the Cathedral store and bought a crucifix on a rosary. I walked back to the altar, prayed for her and added her name to the book. I took the daily prayer and crucifix to my friend upon my arrival and I’m glad to say 8 months later her mom has had no change in her tumor since the first scan back in March 2000.

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