| In early August we took the caravan to Salisbury. I know it’s only 20 miles from home, but we rarely venture north of Salisbury to view the sights. We stayed at the Camping and Caravanning Club Site at Hudsons Field. |
| To celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta 25 life sized individually decorated medieval Barons create a colourful trail through Salisbury. During the week we visited about 23 of them. Guess what –there are are lots of photos of the Barons. |
| The Discworld Knight by Paul Kidby - illustrator of some of Terry Pratchett books Hint: double click photos to enlarge |
| MC 800 Baron by Mark Eling – ‘The inspiration is drawn from the hand rendered beauty of the original calligraphy, intricate heraldic detail from the period, boldness of the seal itself and then merging with contemporary graphics. This design merges two design aesthetics that span the 800 years between them.’ |
| Sign in a shop window |
| ‘By the mid-19th century the old medieval church of Wilton was in a dreadful state of disrepair. The Hon Sidney loved Italian architecture, so in 1845 he convinced his formidable mother to help build a new church in the Italian style, an undertaking that would cost them £20,000, a staggering sum for the time. They called in young TH Wyatt, then only 34, the diocesan architect for Salisbury, for what would be his first really major commission.’ words from there website |
| Instead of of going to Wilton Retail outlet The Italianate Church is well worth a visit – it’s in the centre of Wilton and cheaper! |
| Taken from the Wilton House website ‘Wilton House, home to the 18th Earl of Pembroke, provides a fascinating insight into British history. Built on the site of a 9th century nunnery but now set in 21 acres of landscaped parkland, with water and rose gardens beside the River Nadder and Palladian Bridge. The magnificent Inigo Jones Staterooms include the famous Double Cube Room - the finest surviving 17th century stateroom in England - which was designed to display the family portraits by Van Dyck. This is the greatest collection of paintings by the artist still to be seen in its original setting. |
| The Earl of Pembroke’s run about. Notice the number plate |
| Sue amongst Cecil Beaton’s photos. |
| Cecil Beaton selfie |
| Wilton House | Palladian Bridge |
| Wilton House | Playground in the park |
| View from our caravan towards Old Sarum |
| A mini Stonehenge in Amesbury |
| Stonehenge – need I say more |
| Lunchbreak during a geocaching trip near Shrewton |
| Out geocaching on my own close to Salisbury. |
| Views to the north and Boscombe Down. |
| An interesting plaque in the centre of Salisbury |
| Busy Bee Baron by James Kent |
| Looking Forward Looking Back – by Kath Hudson I thought this was very clever. It’s a pity it was placed near the funfair and not in Cathedral Close |
| We had never heard about Gilbert the Dragon, but here he is in the Market Square. |
| A couple of photos of Salisbury Cathedral – the blue sky and sunshine a rare occurrence this August |
| Astro Baron by Jenny Leonard in the grounds of The Salisbury Museum |
| This concludes our trip to Salisbury. We were very lucky with the weather, we only had one short shower in the whole week. As you can see the ‘Barons’ took us on a tour of the city. There are only a couple we didn’t see. If you are in Salisbury they are there until September 6th. If you miss them don’t miss the Italianate Church, it’s fantastic. No I’m not working for the tourist board! |
Oldie Photos
| 1960s, very early – the transparency has faded badly so this is the best I can do. I had cycled here with Neil and other friends, I think. We actually parked our bikes against the stones and sat on them. You can’t get anywhere near them today unless you are on a special tour. |
| L-R Stuart, Chris and Neil I don’t think this is the same trip. |
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