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This is another aerial view of Salisbury Cathedral – this time from the south east. This is taken from a very old guide book published by the Council1. You can see the Chapter House and the Cloisters in the foreground. Behind and to the left of the Cathedral you can see Queen Elizabeth . . . → Read More: Aerial view of the Cathedral 
Yesterday evening I went down to the Cathedral cloisters to see the ‘Water-Towers’ installation by Bruce Munro. I don’t really have the vocabulary to write much about the towers, other than to say that if you’re in Salisbury after dark, or perhaps at twilight then they are worth seeing. Neither my shoddy photos nor . . . → Read More: Bruce Munro Water-Towers at the Cathedral Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. I particularly like this photo. It shows a city of pedestrians where cars are just about tolerated, rather than the reverse. 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 . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old photos – Silver Street 1955 Two Francis Frith photos in this post, which look as if they’re taken from more-or-less the same spot, near Harnham. The first is from 1887, the second from 1906. You can see the same church – I think it’s Saint George’s Church in Lower Street in about the same spot in both photos. I wonder . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old photos – View from Harnham – 1887 and 1906 Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. This is ‘Fishy Street’ looking north. The vantage point is perhaps close to where ‘Dauwalders’ is now. 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 . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old photos – Fisherton Street 1955 Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. This is a Francis Frith photo1 of the New Canal in 1906. It’s probably taken from the top if the building that now has the Carphone Warehouse on the ground floor. You can see the building that is now the Odeon Cinema – it’s the second building on the . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old photos – New Canal, 1906 Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. This is Queen Street in the 1950s1 – Queen Street is the road that runs along the eastern side of the Market Square. Today, you would have Thomas Cook, Rymans and I think a bead shop on the left. The striking difference from today is that there are . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old photos – Queen Street, 1950 Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. To celebrate the Winter Solstice, a 1928 photo of ‘the Choir Gaure’ – Stonehenge. Summer’s on it’s way! 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 photos – Stonehenge 1928 Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. This photo is from the other end of Ox Row to last week’s. Even at the low resolution above, you can make out the lettering for Pritchett’s the butcher, which is still there. Clearer in the picture is the sign for the ‘Military Tailor’ which has long gone. . . . → Read More: Salisbury in old photos – Fish Row, Salisbury, 1950 Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith. I like this slightly tinted 1928 photo of the Poultry Cross1. Like many old photos, particularly of Salisbury, you’re struck both by what has changed and by what has stayed the same. The Poultry Cross, the half-timbered buildings and the tower of St Thomas‘ Church are much the same . . . → Read More: A Tinted Poultry Cross |
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