I like the postcard very much but it’s slightly frustrating in that a . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old postcards #5]]> 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 couple of the views would have made great images on their own. In particular, it’s an interesting shot of the Poultry Cross – looking down on the structure from the top of one of the buildings in Ox Row.

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 – Fisherton Street 1955
• Salisbury in old photos – New Canal, 1906
• Salisbury in old photos – Queen Street, 1950
• Salisbury in old photos – Stonehenge 1928
• Salisbury in old photos – Fish Row, Salisbury, 1950
• Salisbury in old photos – Salisbury in the snow

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

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

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]]>

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 outside world.

I think though that ‘cloisters’ are a great idea.

A couple of years ago I did a training course in which the trainers said that it was difficult to find a time and space to think while you’re at work. Cloister seem ideal for this – you can go for a walk without getting wet and you would have a chance to mull things over.

Every workplace where people need to think should have cloisters!

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 – Fisherton Street 1955
• Salisbury in old photos – New Canal, 1906
• Salisbury in old photos – Queen Street, 1950
• Salisbury in old photos – Stonehenge 1928
• Salisbury in old photos – Fish Row, Salisbury, 1950
• Salisbury in old photos – Salisbury in the snow

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]]> 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 Francis Frith.

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 – Fisherton Street 1955
• Salisbury in old photos – New Canal, 1906
• Salisbury in old photos – Queen Street, 1950
• Salisbury in old photos – Stonehenge 1928
• Salisbury in old photos – Fish Row, Salisbury, 1950
• Salisbury in old photos – Salisbury in the snow

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:

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]]> 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. If you know who did it please let me know – I would love to get in touch with and/or credit the artist¹

Footnotes

1. Or remove the picture, if requested. Since the picture was ‘in the public domain’ (i.e. on a wall) I think it’s acceptable to reproduce it – especially since it’s now sadly gone, but I’m a little uncomfortable about it

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]]> 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 me this information about the mural:

The Milford Street Bridge Mural was painted in 2011 as the focal point to the Milford Street Bridge Project, a community scheme, commemorating the history of this area of Salisbury before the Inner City Ring Road was built in the early 1970s.

The Mural depicts lost buildings from the area and characters taken from oral histories and research done during the project.

The mural is 31 metres wide and 6 metres deep. Painting of the mural took about 360 man hours and was designed by Lead artist, Fred Fieber, with characters by Anthony Woodward

The project was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, Salisbury City Council and Wiltshire Council.

To that I would add that Fred does a ‘House Portrait‘ service.

If you would like a painting done of your house by the artist responsible for the Milford Street Bridge mural then follow this link:

• Wiltshire House Portraits

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]]> 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.

The poster features Darling’s eyebrows – which were distinctively black compared to his silver hair.

Footnotes

1. Darling has a book out. It’s on Amazon here:
   • Back from the Brink: 1,000 Days at Number 11

Old Sarum - Motte and Bailey

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]]>

Old Sarum - Motte and Bailey

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 sanctum’ within the innermost ring was or is called the ‘motte’. The are within the outer ring, but outside the inner one was the ‘bailey’.

The photo is taken from within the bailey looking at the motte, hopefully giving some idea of their relative sizes. To give some idea of scale, there is somebody standing just this side of the moat, on the right.