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This Tudor timber-framed shop was beautifully restored in 1994. Much of the original fabric was uncovered as later facings were stripped away. Some carved beams discovered during the restoration are...
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Wandering around Salisbury you notice how many of its old timber-framed buildings survive. This one stands at the junction of Silver and Minster Streets, facing the Poultry Cross. This area...
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The regularity of this timber front gives away its modern date, but what lies behind is a genuinely old inn. The main front (shown here) faces Castle Street, but there...
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The present building is a Victorian pastiche, but the charity dates back to the days of Henry VIII. Of all English cities, Salisbury is the third best provided with almshouses...
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Surrounded by gracious houses, this grassy quadrangle makes a pleasant place to rest in a busy day of sightseeing or shopping. It gets its name from the former school...
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This picturesque building beside the Avon began life as a merchant’s home. Wealthy William Lightfoot built himself a courtyard house in the 15th Century, which he called The Falcon. It...
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When the village of Fisherton was absorbed into Salisbury, this Victorian church replaced the old parish church. St Clement’s was demolished in 1852 and its materials used for the new...
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The first parish church of the city was built beside the market square. Originally it would have served the workmen building the cathedral, as well as new town settlers....
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City Hall is the city’s chief venue for national touring shows. But it also hosts local amateur events, exhibitions and lectures. It was opened in 1937 as the New Picture...
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Beside Fisherton bridge stands a local landmark. This typically Victorian tower is a loving memorial. A Salisbury doctor, John Roberts, paid for it in 1892 in memory of his wife,...
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There is more to this building than meets the eye. A casual glance will spot its Georgian windows. The date c.1750 is painted on the front, which would fit...
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This pub was once a coaching inn, as the name suggests. The archway once led into the inn yard, which now contains a large beer garden. Notice the painting of...
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Salisbury District Council has the grandest house in the city. It was long known as College House, after the medieval College of St Edmund founded here. Sir Wadham Wyndham, judge...
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Bridges were crucial to Salisbury’s success as a medieval trading centre. It was important to have safe, dry river crossings for people coming in to the market from places round...
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Here is one of the hidden pleasures of Salisbury. From Queen Street a Georgian façade frames the entrance, but far older history lies within. The modern shopping precinct was created...
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The Edwin Young Gallery offers visitors a fine collection of artwork on general display. It has gained a well deserved reputation for being one of the most innovative and...
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Tucked away behind the shops on Fisherton Street is a former grain mill, now used as a commercial art gallery with café. Studio workshops cluster around its courtyard, where...
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A merchant of Salisbury named Edward Frowd founded this haven for the needy. He left a bequest in 1719 for the charitable purpose, but it was not until 1750 that...
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The General Infirmary was part of the first wave of hospitals on modern principles, with permanent medical staff. As the lettering across the front proudly records, it was built entirely...
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A stirring sculpture of the British lion with the helmets of the fallen adorns the memorial to those lost in two world wars. Behind it you see the stately Georgian...
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John Halle was a wealthy clothier who was elected mayor of Salisbury four times and was Salisbury’s MP. He defended the rights of its citizens against their overlord the Bishop...
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Built in 1245 by Bishop Bingham, this bridge encouraged travellers to cross the Avon at Salisbury, so drawing traffic through the new city. The bishop followed the common medieval practice...
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You could see this as the back door to the cathedral close. When the close was first walled around in the 14th Century, this gate led out to the River...
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The first floor restaurant of the Haunch of Venison extends into the building next door with decorative bargeboards. Both buildings form part of a row of timber-framed shops built in...
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Heale House and its eight acres of beautiful garden lie beside the River Avon at Middle Woodford, just north of Salisbury. Much of the house (not open) us unchanged since...
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This gallery is in a beautiful location for visitors and local people to admire artworks. It has a commitment to invigorating peoples interest in art and offers an accessible...
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Craftsmen long banded together in guilds, each with its own meeting place. The joiners of Salisbury built themselves this eye-catching guildhall in the 17th Century. Where better to show off...
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Award-winning museum designated as having outstanding archaeology collections of national importance. The King’s House in Salisbury is home of the re-designed Stonehenge Gallery, Warminster Jewel and Monkton Deverill gold torc....
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Just inside St Ann’s Gate is this fascinating house built right into the wall of the close. Originally there was a house here for one of the cathedral canons. The...
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This pleasant modern development takes its name from the malthouses that long stood here, taking advantage of the fresh water supply. Now it is a shopping precinct and entertainment district....
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Butcher Row developed from a row of market stalls. Over the Middle Ages traders gradually replaced their stalls with a strip of shops facing Butcher Row on one side and...
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This appealing building is part of Salisbury’s heritage of care. It was founded in 1682 by Bishop Seth Ward to house twelve widows of clergy, which it still does. Over...
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Imagine the rich scents of feasting wafting through this impressive hall, as medieval Deans of Salisbury entertained the great and the good. The hall was the hub of the 13th...
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The present building, now a restaurant and pub, dates from the 18th Century, but the mill’s history is much longer. Mills were generally rebuilt on the same site, carefully...
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The house built for the Mompesson family is the most imposing in Choristers Green. Today it is owned by the National Trust. A fine example of Stuart architecture, it...
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The picturesque New Inn was once a row of Tudor houses. The western part shown here was converted into a pub first. The inn has now absorbed a neighbouring restaurant,...
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The Close was once lined with houses for the cathedral canons. This is one of the few that remain. Medieval in origin, it was largely rebuilt in the 16th...
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Here’s a relic of uneasy times. In 1327 the king allowed the cathedral authorities to protect their close with a massive wall. Great gates guarded the entrances. Not only are...
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This historic inn now forms the entrance to a pedestrian shopping precinct. The inn is first mentioned in 1361. Unusually it was owned by the city fathers for most of...
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For centuries this was a working mill, straddling the river and mill races. The oldest part dates from around 1500 and still has its Tudor mullioned windows and arched...
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The massive Iron Age hillfort of Old Sarum (Old Salisbury) was reused by the Romans, Saxons and Normans, before growing into one of the most flourishing settlements in medieval England....
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This building is intriguingly two-faced. Its façades to Butcher Row and Market Square are quite different. The Butcher Row face shows its true age. It is a 16th Century timber-framed...
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This picturesque 15th Century inn stands on the corner of Salt Lane and Rollestone Street. Originally it was the Crispin Inn, named after the patron saint of shoemakers. We may...
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This appealing little building used to give shelter to market traders. Salisbury’s market was crucial to its success as a city. When the first market cross was erected on this...
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On the corner of High Street and Crane Street is this irresistible oddity. A row of three timber-framed houses has been converted into a restaurant. Built in the Middle Ages,...
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This charming park makes the most of the Avon riverside with weeping willows and rustic bridges. It is popular with children, who can enjoy its play area, feed the...
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Here is a fine example of a coaching inn. It is far older than it looks. An Elizabethan inn was given a late Georgian facelift. In fact the story is...
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The long front of this old inn curves gently to follow the road. A striking example of timber-framing, it dates back centuries. It still retains interesting features inside and out,...
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This building is older than it looks. A Georgian facelift was given to a 15th Century timber-framed building. Inside the wealth of exposed beams gives a better idea of...
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The arts centre makes imaginative use of a redundant medieval church. St Edmund’s was once a massive collegiate church, but it was reduced by about half in the 17th century....
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There were Baptists in Salisbury from the 17th Century and in 1719 they built themselves a meeting house on this site. Pastor Philip Saffery founded a Sunday School...
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Salisbury Cathedral is one of the finest medieval cathedrals in Britain. It is the mother church of the Salisbury Diocese, an area that covers most of the counties of Wiltshire...
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Salisbury Library and Galleries are located in the Market Place at the very heart of this historic town, and represent one of the most important cultural exchanges in the locality....
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This lively theatre stages its own productions all year round. There is no resident company. Instead all shows are cast independently, so theatre-goers see a wide variety of actors. In...
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This eye-catching exercise in the Gothic Revival style was designed in 1879 by the London-based architectural firm of Tarring and Wilkinson. They added their own flourish with the unusual doorway...
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This theological college was established in 1860 in this late 17th Century house. Its warm red brick front is an exercise in calm symmetry. But when the Victorian architect William...
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St Martin’s is older than Salisbury. Before the city was laid out, a village to its east was served by St Martin’s Church. It is of Norman origin, but...
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This is one of four medieval gates to the cathedral close, which are still closed every night. It was built in about 1331, at the same time that the close...
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Salisbury is well-supplied with picturesque almshouses. This one is first mentioned in 1214 and catered to the needs of the sick, the poor, and travellers. It was rebuilt by Bishop...
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Some of Salisbury’s wealthy gave thought to the less fortunate. A city alderman, Thomas Taylor, left a bequest from which this almshouse was built in 1698. It was rebuilt...
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This charity was founded in 1379 by brothel-keeper Agnes Bottenham. As an act of penitance she opened the hospital on the site of the brothel to provide for 12 poor...
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The Wardrobe gets its odd name from days long gone. It stands on the site of the medieval bishop’s storehouse. The present building is a hotch-potch of periods with a...
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This gracious Queen Anne building was a school for the cathedral choristers from 1714 to 1947. The tradition of choir schools goes back into the Middle Ages. Cathedral schools would...
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