The elaborate mid-thirteenth century canopied tomb of Bishop Giles de Bridport in Salisbury Cathedral, situated beween the south choir aisle and the eastern chapels of the south-east transept

Date:
1890 - 1915
Location:
Salisbury Cathedral, Bishop Bridport Tomb, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Reference:
OP19905
Type:
Photograph (Printing Out Paper Print)
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Description

The tomb is sculpted from white Chilmark stone with Purbeck marble details, and takes the form of a small canopied structure, the sides of which comprise highly ornamented traceried arcades and sculpted reliefs in the spandrels above.

The Cathedral Church of St Mary at Salisbury was begun in 1220 and completed in 1266. The Cloisters and Chapter House were added between c.1270-1279.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

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

Gothic Architecture, Medieval Canopied Tomb, Medieval Cathedral, Communications