Interior view of the Chapter House of Salisbury Cathedral, looking towards the doorway

Date:
1855 - 1920
Location:
Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Reference:
OP06588
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

The foundations of the Cathedral Church of St Mary at Salisbury were laid on the 25th of February 1220, and the Cathedral was completed in 1266. The Chapter House was added between 1270 and 1279, with redecorations carried out on the interior between 1855 and 1859 to the designs of William Burges.

Archival History

The reverse of the print is stamped with a National Buildings Record stamp, noting that the print was accessioned to their collection on the 12th of August 1942, from the donor J L Lovibond.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Donor: Lovibond, Joseph Locke

Keywords

Medieval Cathedral, Medieval Chapter House