An interior view of the octagonal Chapter House of Salisbury Cathedral, looking towards the central marble column
- Date:
- 1855 - 1920
- Location:
- Salisbury Cathedral, Chapter House, The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire
- Reference:
- BB80/02517
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The foundations of the Cathedral Church of St Mary at Salisbury were laid on the 25th of February 1220, and the Cathedral was completed in 1266. The Chapter House was added between 1270 and 1279, with redecorations carried out on the interior between 1855 and 1859 to the designs of William Burges.
This is part of the Series: RBO01/45 Early Photographic Print Collection: Wiltshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
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