Reconstruction illustration showing the first cathedral built at Old Sarum by Bishop Osmond of Salisbury, as it may have appeared on the night it was stuck by lightning in 1092

Date:
2003 - 2004
Location:
Old Sarum, Cathedral, Salisbury, Old Sarum, Wiltshire
Reference:
IC074/017
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

The first cathedral was consecrated in 1092 but damaged by a storm only five days later. The second cathedral is thought to have been begun soon afetr the year 1100. The illustration is one of a set created in about 2004, and may have been included in an exhibition at the site in 2004.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC074 Old Sarum, Wiltshire; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction And Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(Eh):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Dunn, Peter

Keywords

Medieval Cathedral