Mid-nineteenth century gothic revival decoration by William Burges in the medieval Chapter House of Salisbury Cathedral

Date:
1880 - 1900
Location:
Salisbury Cathedral, Chapter House, The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Reference:
OP19903
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

The Chapter House was redecorated by William Burges in 1855 - 1859. Burges was a noted architect and designer who worked in the gothic revival style, and was a friend of William Morris and the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. 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.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project. One of a number of prints donated to the NBR by donor J L Lovibond on the 12th of August 1942.

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