Cathedral Church of St Mary, Salisbury
St Mary: Early English, began 1220 & completed by 1265 except tower & spire, 1297-1320
St Mary: west front, 1265
St Mary: nave looking east; Early English throughout
St Mary: view of choir; canons' stalls on either side; vaulting painted c19 by Clayton & Bell
St Mary: c12 effigy of Tournai marble from Old Sarum thought to be Jocelyn de Bohun, bishop 1142-1184; assisted in the coronation of Henry the Young King, 1170, excommunicated by Becket; emerges under arched recess
St Mary: William Longespee , Earl of Salisbury; illegitimate son of Henry II; chest provided by bishop Nicholas Longespee, c.1290;
St Mary: Sir John Montacute, d.1389; fought at Crecy & Poitiers; later steward to Richard II
St Mary: Richard Mitford, bishop 1395-1407; secretary to Richard II
St Mary: Robert de Hungerford, d.1459; second baron Hungerford, veteran of Hundred Year War
St Mary: detail of Robert de Hungerford, d.1459; rebuilt from fragments; Lancastrian SS collar
St Mary: Lord John Cheney, d.1499; bailiff to bishops Beauchamp & Woodville; fought with Henry Tudor at Bosworth; rescued his standard after William Brandon was slain; master of horse, KoG, privy councillor
St Mary: Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, 1539-1621; nephew of Jane Seymour & Lady Catherine Grey (sister of Lady Jane); tomb built by William Wright, 1675
St Mary: Bishop Wyvil, 1375
St Mary: detail of Bishop Wyvil brass, 1375; his champion Richard Shawell in Sherborne castle, portcullis behind head; grassy base with rabbits represents Bere Chase
Salisbury Cathedral from NE
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral, Chapter House, Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah
Salisbury Cathedral, Chapter House, Noah's Ark
St Mary: John Blyth, d.1499, Bishop of Salisbury & chancellor of Cambridge University; tomb chest with cusped quatrefoils
St Mary: George Sydenham, d.1524, Archdeacon of Sarum & chaplain to Henry VII & Henry VIII; cadaver on rolled up mat
St Mary: chantry chapel to Edmund Audley, Bishop of Salisbury from 1502 to 1524
St Mary: east wall of chantry chapel to Edmund Audley, Bishop of Salisbury, d.1524, reredos with niches
St Mary: fan vault of chantry chapel to Edmund Audley, Bishop of Salisbury, d.1524
St Mary: monument to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, 1539-1621
St Mary: Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, d.1621; nephew of Jane Seymour
St Mary: Lady Katherine Grey, d.1568, wife of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford & sister of Lady Jane Grey
St Mary: inscription from the monument to Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, 1539-1621
St Mary: Edward, d.1612, elder son of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford
St Mary: inscription relating to Edward Seymour, d.1612, with reference to his wife Honora Rogers
St Mary: Thomas, d.1619, younger son of Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford
St Mary: inscription relating to Thomas Seymour, d.1619, with reference to his wife Isabel Onley
St Mary: monument to Thomas, Lord Wyndham of Finglass, d.1745
St Mary: inscription from the monument to Thomas, Lord Wyndham of Finglass, d.1745, Lord Chancellor of Ireland
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral
the roofspace of Salisbury Cathedral
the roofspace of Salisbury Cathedral
the roofspace of Salisbury Cathedral
the roofspace of Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral - looking up the tower from partway
Salisbury Cathedral - looking down the tower from partway
Salisbury Cathedral - the bells
Salisbury Cathedral - the winch in the tower
Salisbury Cathedral - looking up the inside of the spire
Salisbury Cathedral - original clock mechanism
Salisbury Cathedral - looking up
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral - the quire
Salisbury Cathedral - the quire
The ceiling of the chapter house of Salisbury Cathedral
The ceiling of the chapter house of Salisbury Cathedral
The ceiling of the chapter house of Salisbury Cathedral
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Cathedral Church of St Mary
Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral (night)
Salisbury Cathedral (west view)
Salisbury Cathedral (cityscape 1)
Salisbury Cathedral (cityscape 2)
Salisbury Cathedral (twilight 1)
Salisbury Cathedral (twilight 2)
Entry Name: Cathedral Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 28 February 1952
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1023581
English Heritage Legacy ID: 318954
ID on this website: 101023581
Location: St Mary's Cathedral, The Close, Wiltshire, SP1
County: Wiltshire
Civil Parish: Salisbury
Built-Up Area: Salisbury
Traditional County: Wiltshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire