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Old Sarum Cathedral was a Catholic and Norman cathedral at old Salisbury, now known as Old Sarum, between 1092 and 1220. Only its foundations remain, in the north-west quadrant of the circular outer bailey of the site, about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the centre of modern Salisbury , Wiltshire, in the United Kingdom.
The cathedral is apparently the inspiration for William Golding's novel The Spire, in which the fictional Dean Jocelin makes the building of a cathedral spire his life's work. The construction of the cathedral is an important plot point in Edward Rutherfurd's historical novel Sarum, which explores the historical settlement of the Salisbury area.
Salisbury Cathedral, which developed the Sarum Use in the Middle Ages. The Use of Sarum (or Use of Salisbury, also known as the Sarum Rite) is the liturgical use of the Latin rites developed at Salisbury Cathedral and used from the late eleventh century until the English Reformation. [1]
The English manuscript artist was known for his work in religious manuscripts, particularly the Sarum Missal – used for the liturgical practices of the cathedral, influencing English ...
Sarum Lights explores art and social change and opens to the public at Salisbury Cathedral later.
A reconstruction of Old Sarum in the 12th century, housed at Salisbury Cathedral. Old Sarum, in Wiltshire, South West England, is the ruined and deserted site of the earliest settlement of Salisbury.
An ancient cathedral was north of the present city at Old Sarum. A new cathedral was built near the meeting of the rivers and a settlement grew up around it, which received a city charter in 1227 as New Sarum. This continued to be its official name until 2009, when Salisbury City Council was established.
Remains of Old Sarum Castle and Cathedral. More images. Retaining Wall, Screen Railings, Piers and Gates to Front Garden of No 68, The Close The Close, Salisbury: