Interior view of the choir of Salisbury Cathedral, looking east towards the high altar

Date:: 1855 - 1870

Location:: Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Reference:: OP06592

Type:: Photograph (Albumen Print)

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Description

The Cathedral Church of St Mary was begun in 1220 and completed in 1266. The Cloisters and Chapter House were added between c1270-1279. This photograph can be dated to before 1870 as Sir George Gilbert Scott's filigree iron choir screen has not yet been installed.

Archival History

Donated by J L Lovibond on the 12th of August 1942 (presumably to the NBR).

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

Choir, Medieval Cathedral