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Salisbury in old postcards #5

By mattypenny, on November 29th, 2011%

Salisbury - Cathedral, Gates, Poultry Cross, St Annes St

Another old postcard of Salisbury, Wiltshire. As you can see it’s a montage of different views – the Poultry Cross, both sides of the High Street Gate, Salisbury Cathedral from Saint Ann’s Street and the a view from the the Town Path.

I like the postcard very much but it’s slightly frustrating in that a . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old postcards #5

Wilton in old postcards #1

By mattypenny, on November 21st, 2011%

Salisbury - Italianate Church of Saint Mary and Nicholas in Wilton

This is an old postcard of ‘the Italianate Church’ at Wilton, looking much as it does now.

It’s the Church of Saint Mary and Nicholas in Wilton. The style of the church was inspired by Catherine Romanovich, who was the wife of George Augustus Herbert, the 11th Earl of Pembroke. She liked Italian architecture

. . . → Read More: Wilton in old postcards #1

Salisbury in old postcards #4

By mattypenny, on November 14th, 2011%

Another old tinted postcard of Salisbury.

The postcard is titled ‘The Screen, Salisbury Cathedral’ and the inscription on the crest read Novae Sarum Civitas.

More Old Photos of Salisbury Salisbury in old photos – Silver Street 1955 Salisbury in old photos – Salisbury from Harnham – 1887 and 1906 Salisbury in old photos – . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old postcards #4

Salisbury in old postcards #3

By mattypenny, on October 31st, 2011%

This is a view of Salisbury Cathedral cloisters. The cloisters were supposed to have been one of the locations used in the filming of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

The word ‘cloister’ sometimes has slightly negative connotations. A ‘cloistered upbringing’ implies the person had been brought up without enough contact with the . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old postcards #3

Salisbury in old postcards #2

By mattypenny, on October 24th, 2011%

Salisbury - Sunset over the High Street gate

A lovely tinted picture postcard of the High Street Gate, from within the Close. On the right is the Matrons College.

Update: I found the photo below on the Francis Frith website. I’m not sure whether it’s the same picture before it’s tinted or not, but it’s a very similar view. Reproduced courtesy of . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old postcards #2

Salisbury in old postcards #1

By mattypenny, on October 17th, 2011%

I’ve collected a number of old postcards of Salisbury. I thought I’d share them on the website.

This one is a collections of different views. Going clockwise from the top left we’ve got:

The Poultry Cross Salisbury Cathedral, probably taken from the Long Bridge Saint Anne’s Gate Salisbury Cathedral from the north west – . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old postcards #1

Wayne Rooney Art in Salisbury

By mattypenny, on October 12th, 2011%

To mark Rooney’s latest problems with officialdom, I thought I’d post a picture of this very good graffiti-style portrait.

It was on the wall of club/restaurant in Milford Street, Salisbury.

I think it’s a great picture – it really captures the agression of the player.

I can’t make out the signature on the artwork. . . . → Read More: Wayne Rooney Art in Salisbury

The Salisbury Milford Street Bridge Mural

By mattypenny, on October 8th, 2011%

Milford Bridge Mural, Milford Hill, Salisbury - Crystal Tavern

My friend Fred Fieber was lead artist on the Milford Street Bridge Mural. He’s kindly given me a really nice photo to put on the website.

I’ve cropped the photo down to this image of the Crystal Tavern:

….but to get the full effect you need to click on the image below.

Fred gave . . . → Read More: The Salisbury Milford Street Bridge Mural

Alistair Darling at Millets

By mattypenny, on September 5th, 2011%

Since Alistair Darling is in the news again1, I thought I’d post this advertising poster. It was outside Millets in the Old George Mall in Salisbury a couple of years ago.

It’s fairly unusual for a high street store to allude to politics but it’s more interesting than the average bit of advertising. . . . → Read More: Alistair Darling at Millets

Photo: Old Sarum Motte and Bailey

By mattypenny, on February 22nd, 2011%

Old Sarum – Motte and Bailey

This is a picture of Old Sarum taken some time last year.

It was taken from a spot between the inner and the outer ring. The rings at old Sarum are two deep moats, with a rampart built up on the inner lip of each ring.

The ‘inner . . . → Read More: Photo: Old Sarum Motte and Bailey

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