Aerial view of Salisbury Cathedral

I bought this postcard a little while ago at an antiques fair. I’ve spent a bit of time since then trying to work out which road is which in the background, with little success.

I think it’s clear that the photo pre-dates The Friary and Churchill Gardens, but I don’t know the date. The . . . → Read More: Aerial view of Salisbury Cathedral

Conservative candidate to be chosen by ‘open primary’

Following the resignation of Salisbury’s sitting MP, Robert Key, the Salisbury Conservative Association are going to select their next Prospective Parliamentary Candidate by means of an ‘open primary’.

This means that anybody who is

registered as a voter in Salisbury and then registered on the party’s website

can participate in the selection of the . . . → Read More: Conservative candidate to be chosen by ‘open primary’

Rutherfurd Walk, Salisbury

Rutherfurd Walk is the small gap between Reeve The Baker and the Guildhall. It has the Market Place at one end and Ox Row1 at the other.

This passageway has probably existed since the ‘new’ Guildhall was built in 1795, but it was only named in April 20052. It is named after Edward Rutherfurd, as . . . → Read More: Rutherfurd Walk, Salisbury