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Salisbury
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visit Salisbury
I regularly visit Salisbury to enjoy Salisbury Cathedral - especially if there's an event on, also Cathedral Close, the hundreds of Listed buildings, as well as the walk through Queen Elizabeth Park, around Harnham Water Meadows, through Harnham, and back into Cathedral Close, which is pretty easy going on a mobility scooter. My favourite places for lunch are Boston Tea Party, Cosy Club, and Salisbury Cathedral's own Refectory Restaurant. If you fancy a little independent shopping in Salisbury how about: Regent men's tailors; Casa Fina for interiors; Roly's Fudge handmade every day; Fisherton Mill Gallery - the largest independent art galley in the South West; Greenfields Gunsmiths, how about a secondhand 12 Bore Beretta SO6 EELL over and under game gun for less than £27,000?!
There are a very impressive 644 Listed buildings in Salisbury. Several of them are Grade I Listed, of course including Salisbury Cathedral, which is now more than 800 years old. Other Grade I buildings include: the Old Mill, on the Town Path, that dates back to the 14th/15th century, The Matron's College at the entrance to The Close from the High Street; The Old George Inn, in the High Street, 14th century, which is now the Boston Tea Party; The Joiners’ Hall, at 56 Saint Anne's Street, that's the 17th century guildhall of Salisbury’s Joiners’ Company; and John Halle's Hall,15th century, in New Canal, now extended to the rear to house the the Odeon Cinema. There are more.
Though various kings and queens, including Elizabeth II, have visited Salisbury, as well as the composer Handel, it was John Constable's visits that until 2018, because of his paintings of Salisbury Cathedral, we're probably most remembered. Then came the Novichok poisonings on 04 March 2018, by Russia, of double agent Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia, policeman Det Sgt Nick Bailey, as well as bystanders Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess. Whilst the others recovered Dawn sadly died, she had sprayed herself from what she thought was simply a perfume bottle, but which in fact housed the deadly nerve agent. The poisonings closed much of the city centre as the source was tracked, and the media from every continent poured into the city. The Russian agents responsible had escaped. Salisbury would forever be linked to Putin's merciless regime.
Are you familiar with 60s music? Several band members of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich came from Salisbury or Wiltshire.
There are a very impressive 644 Listed buildings in Salisbury. Several of them are Grade I Listed, of course including Salisbury Cathedral, which is now more than 800 years old. Other Grade I buildings include: the Old Mill, on the Town Path, that dates back to the 14th/15th century, The Matron's College at the entrance to The Close from the High Street; The Old George Inn, in the High Street, 14th century, which is now the Boston Tea Party; The Joiners’ Hall, at 56 Saint Anne's Street, that's the 17th century guildhall of Salisbury’s Joiners’ Company; and John Halle's Hall,15th century, in New Canal, now extended to the rear to house the the Odeon Cinema. There are more.
Though various kings and queens, including Elizabeth II, have visited Salisbury, as well as the composer Handel, it was John Constable's visits that until 2018, because of his paintings of Salisbury Cathedral, we're probably most remembered. Then came the Novichok poisonings on 04 March 2018, by Russia, of double agent Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia, policeman Det Sgt Nick Bailey, as well as bystanders Charlie Rowley and Dawn Sturgess. Whilst the others recovered Dawn sadly died, she had sprayed herself from what she thought was simply a perfume bottle, but which in fact housed the deadly nerve agent. The poisonings closed much of the city centre as the source was tracked, and the media from every continent poured into the city. The Russian agents responsible had escaped. Salisbury would forever be linked to Putin's merciless regime.
Are you familiar with 60s music? Several band members of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich came from Salisbury or Wiltshire.
Salisbury Cathedral
The Old Mill, at Harnham
16 and 18 St Nicholas's Road, Salisbury. 16th century, Grade II*.
Old Mill, Harnham, 14th century, Grade I
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The early 14th century gate from Salisbury Cathedral's Close leads into the High Street.
Butcher Row, Salisbury
Old George Mall, Salisbury
The Guild Hall and Market Place, Salisbury
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