An interior view of the octagonal Chapter House of Salisbury Cathedral, looking towards the central marble column

Date:: 1855 - 1920

Location:: Salisbury Cathedral, Chapter House, The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Reference:: OP06600

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.

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

Keywords

Chapter House, Medieval Cathedral