CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1023581
- Date first listed:
- 28-Feb-1952
- Statutory Address:
- CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY, THE CLOSE
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Location
- Statutory Address:
- CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY, THE CLOSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Salisbury
- National Grid Reference:
- SU1430229533
Details
676/3/61 THE CLOSE
676/5/61 CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY
28-FEB-52
GV I
Foundations laid April 25, 1220. Consecrated 1225, 1258 and when completed in 1266. Cloisters and Chapter House circa 1270-79. Chapels flanking Lady Chapel built in 1464 and 1481 destroyed in 1789. Tower enlarged by 2 stages and spire added since 1330. Restored by James Wyatt from 1789. A detached belfry, on the north west side, was destroyed at the end of the C18. North transept porch removed by Wyatt to grounds of Wyndham House, now The Council House, Bourne Hill qv. Many monuments including tomb of William Louspee, Bishop of Roper (d.1139) and Bishop Jocelyn (d.1184) both transferred from Old Sarum. The tombstones of the churchyard were covered over by the present lawns in late C18 and early C19. Many stone slabs remain in position about 1 ft below the ground.
The setting of the Cathedral is probably the finest in England. The grouping
and splendid character of the houses of the Close, all in sites laid down at
the time of the Foundation of the Cathedral, make all the buildings inside the
close wall, including the Close Wall itself a group of the first importance.
All the listed buildings in the Close form outstanding group.
Listing NGR: SU1430229533
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 318954
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing
