How tall salisbury cathedral

Both forces have kept it standing all these years. Whatever one believes, yes the architect did a brilliant job despite the foundation not being remotely close to suitable for the additional load of the spire. With the constant monitoring and remedial work, including by Sir Christopher Wren and more recently the modern scientists who installed laser monitoring devices, the spire still stands, albeit in dynamic relationship to its foundations.

And yes that is something of a miracle. What a legacy to prove to architects six hundred years later that you CAN built a cathedral on six feet of foundations…. I can see the master mason who oversaw it being built smiling! Hi Jerry — fantastic.

Have now signed up. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and site URL in my browser for next time I post a comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. The tower and spire were completed around The spire is the tallest in Great Britain at meters in height. Today, Salisbury Cathedral is the Cathedral Church of the Salisbury Diocese and houses the finest of four remaining copies of the historic Magna Carta.

The nave of the cathedral see below is striking for its height and narrowness. See also Salisbury Visitor Information. Most photos are available for licensing, please contact Britain Express image library. Several paid parking lots available with 5 minutes walk. Website: Salisbury Cathedral Email: visitors salcath.

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Best of Britain. Salisbury Cathedral. The west front. The cathedral spire from the cloisters. The cathedral cloisters. Salisbury Cathedral was built between and , to replace the Norman cathedral at Old Sarum. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Roger Poore.

The spire that would make Salisbury the tallest church building in Britain was constructed a little later. Originally the cathedral had a lantern, 35m above the floor, over the crossing of nave and transepts.

At the end of the 13th century, work began above this level on the