Salisbury in old postcards #1

Salisbury, England Old Postcard

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

Bruce Munro Water-Towers at the Cathedral

Salisbury-cathedral-cloisters-the-water-towers

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

Yellow Pages Advert

This poster, advertising the Yellow Pages, was on billboards around Salisbury during the summer of 2009.

I tried to get a picture of the poster with the Cathedral itself in the background, but sadly my photographic skills weren’t any where near up to the job.

Anyway I like the way the Cathedral’s been photographed . . . → Read More: Yellow Pages Advert

Book Review: ‘Salisbury’ – RLP Jowitt

This post is about a book called simply ‘Salisbury’ by R.L.P. Jowitt1

I found the book in the Salisbury Oxfam shop for about three pounds. It was published in 1951, so it’s not a book you’re going to find in Waterstones, but on the other hand it probably won’t be that difficult to find second-hand. . . . → Read More: Book Review: ‘Salisbury’ – RLP Jowitt

The Cathedral from Castle Street

I like the view of the Cathedral from Castle Street, although I’ve never managed to get photograph that captures it.

I lived away from Salisbury for nearly 20 years and when I came back, it was a surprise that the spire has the windows that you can just about make out in this . . . → Read More: The Cathedral from Castle Street

This is currently my favourite book on Stonehenge. It covers the influence of the Stones on art, architecture and such