The Secrets Of Salisbury Cathedral | The Tallest Spire in Britain
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- Опубліковано 8 чер 2024
- 'The Secrets of Salisbury Cathedral | The Tallest Spire in Britain'
Join Alice Loxton as she explores the secrets of Salisbury Cathedral in Wiltshire. In this video Alice travels up the tallest church spire in the United Kingdom, visits the world's oldest working mechanical clock and sees one of the only four remaining original copies of the Magna Carta.
Drone footage captured by Jacques Eloff.
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@@kevin02mulderthe grizzlier the better... Long live history 👍
What an awesome spire, any church‘s desire…..And the documentary was done well, for all to dwell and tell….👌🏻
Butterflies are sometimes used to depict souls 🦋 maybe that’s why they used a butterfly in the chapel where they offer prey for the souls of the dead?
I’m from Salisbury, the cathedral grounds are my favourite place in the whole world to go and sit. I sit on the same bench everyday and listen to music.
Wonderful!!!!
Thank you!!!
From the US.....been there twice, absolutely stunning place to visit, from the town leading to the cathedral to the cathedral itself. I spent 5 hours inside the cathedral thinking only an hour had passed, it is that interesting and beautiful. Stonehenge is not to far away.
I did the same thing when I was there after I read the book old sarem. I walked around there too. I loved sll of it. Fascinating places.
@@sandrawood6398 every 10 or twenty paces or turning a corner, there was something new and completely different and amazing then, you find out its under your feet as well! I remember walking down the length of the cathedral, early morning, looked to the left and saw what looked to be a large oil painting. A man in a priests robe sitting at a small but tall table about chest high, inside a very small open room, studying or praying. A ray of sunlight pierced the room's darkness and hit him on the back shoulder, illuminating the area...... then he moved, he was real!! I will never forget it. It looked like a 18th century oil painting.
Actually, it's correctly known as an Abbey, however, it once was a Cathedral...
I live there its just not that good 😭
@@jamiepotts6249 Been there at an exchange-trip ... I think not enough time to see it all. But also I was not THAT much impressed. The video shows more then I saw though.
Salisbury is my all time favourite cathedral. I spent 3 years living in the Close while at the teacher training college (1964-67). What a wonderful view every day. Some of the happiest years of my life. I was finally awarded my honorary degree in the cathedral in 2020.
This is one of the most stunning things I’ve ever seen! I just couldn’t stop staring. The intricacies! I could have gone back every day for a week at least just to look at it. I was lucky enough to visit it with my grandparents- grandfather was a retired Anglican priest, and we visited many churches and abbeys (castles, colleges, historic sites, etc) the years. Then again, it is Britain- you can take one step and be in some battlefield or on a hike and find out you’re on a burial mound, or the garden you’re trying to establish brings up Roman coins or Bronze Age post holes!
Just had a tour of the Roman Baths, and now a wonderful trip around Salisbury Cathedral. Looks like I am about to join Alice for a tour of Wells Cathedral. Thanks History Hit, for making my day.
I can listen and watch Alice all day.
Alice is a joy to watch and listen to.
Went there last month, wish I’d seen this before, need to go back now! Great city and location.
empathize so strongly with Alice sticking to the wall of the spire on that balcony.
An amazing video. My grandfather was the clerk of the works at Salisbury Cathedral for many years before his retirement and I'm sure he would have loved this video
I was there as a student in 1975 and remember the sun setting and the trees beginning to turn. The light turned the tower golden above the trees...one of the most beautiful sights I had every scene! I remember it's Godley ethereal beauty to thus day!
Wow! Sounds amazing!!!
I went to school there from 70-74. Amazing experience. Wandered those cloisters many a time before services. Wonderful acoustics in the cathedral. . Great memories.
@@markbaynes5930 so Amazing!! I wish I got to experience it!!
I'm a retired restoration stone mason by trade and working at this place would be the job of a lifetime ⛪
What you and your peers do/did is AMAZING. Thank you!
Have you read/listened to Pillars of the Earth? One of the main characters is a stonemason in the Middle Ages and he’s working on a great cathedral. It’s a great long novel, incorporating people from varying classes and economic perspectives. Those that work, play, pray etc.
Masonry was and is such an art. I got to spend many summers in England, and it’s the stonework that, for me, makes so much of it unique. Even church ruins from the reformation still stand strong in so many places- even if the pillars and lintels etc are fallen, the beauty of them lasts. I always wonder about the person/people who worked on the stones. Not to mention the risks they had to take. The ways they measured and laid lines out, mortared, lifted- just awesome. If you haven’t seen it, there’s a documentary where Peter Ginn gets hands on with restoration masons who are doing work using period methods! “Living history” style, costume and tools all. Can’t remember the title but it’s a history hit doc. I think Alex is in it too (don’t remember his last name). I’d love to hear what/where you worked on, if you read this and feel like replying! Regardless, I am grateful for your craft!
@@Stitchwitchstitch I'll check it out. Ty
Impossible not to fall in love with this Cathedral, its history; with this video and its lovely and charismatic presenter 🥰
What an amazing documentary. Watching how much energy and enthusiasm you have when presenting historical stories makes it really easy to stay engaged until the end of the video!
Thanks so much for this fabulous review of this wonderful edifice, what a great place to visit or even to work, being surrounded by all that history and building skill would be so satisfying.
I have been fascinated with Salisbury Cathedral as a cleric and also because I loved "Sarum: The Novel of England," which is a must read. I do hope to visit there one day. Thank you so much for a wonderful peek into the history and construction of this wonderfully gorgeous house of worship. And a special bit of gratitude to Alice and the History Hit crew for their hard work in making this come alive for those of us on the other side of the world. Blessings from the Pacific Northwest in the US.
I have almost finished Sarum myself and found it a fascinating read. I plan to return to southern England again soon. I was there about 40 years ago and having studied English history I know my trip will be better for the effort. Here's wishing you a good trip there as well.
Seeing my old school in some of the shots has been quite the experience… don’t remember thinking fondly of it at the time but looking back on it, going to school pretty much next to cathedral was honestly incredible
I'm not religious, but having assemblies in the cathedral was really cool.
Just finished re reading the great story - Sarum. What a wonderful Cathedral. Thanks
An excellent book for sure. The author is actually from Salisbury.
@@michaeldeierhoi4096 Gave it a great feel in the story. Like Jack Hargreaves talking about his countryside.
Thank you for a lively and engaging video of Salisbury Cathedral. My Great Grandfather George Freemantle was Senior Verger of Salisbury Cathedral during the late 19C. The job came with a house (with a 99 year lease) in the close. He had three children there of which one survived until 1977. I remember visiting her in this house as a youngster listening to the clock bells chiming in the morning and walking around the cathedral. At that time (1970's) there were modern sculptures in the close thankfully gone now.
Absolutely beautiful!!
That dress fits her nicely
Cheers for History Hit.
Hi Alice we love your informative entertaining and enthusiastic presentation you clearly have a passion for history.
my school had a summer trip to scotland england and france and we stopped in salisbury for a day! It was sooo fun and were from new jersey so it was cool going to a different country
That stonework is amazing! What a beautiful cathedral. 🤩
Thank you very much for this video! My favorite books are Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follett. The Kingsbridge Cathedral is partially based on Salisbury Cathedral. I love taking in the stunning architecture and history of gothic Cathedrals! As an American we don't have the beautiful centuries-old gothic Cathedral's you have in the UK.
I will always despise Henry VIII for his despicable Iconoclasm of English Cathedrals and Monasteries. Centuries of rich history, cultural, architecture, and art all wiped just so Henry VIII could enrich himself and divorce his wife. Whenever I look at an English Cathedral I try to imagine the stunning and vibrant rainbow of colorful murals and relics that you would have seen in the 1300's. Imagine what the interior of Salisbury Cathedral looked like in it's glory days! It breaks my heart that its all been replaced by bare and whitewashed stone.
Altho I loathe the RC church, I totally agree with you. I live halfway between Salisbury and Stonehenge.
@@margaretlavender9647 I agree. I’m not a fan of the Catholic church either. I just hate how in these theological wars that go on between protestant versus Catholic etc., the beautiful and historic architecture and art gets caught in the crossfire.
Also how the French revolution destroyed so much art and culture in it’s misguided desire to wipe out all traces of monarchies in the past.
This was fascinating! Please do Norwich Cathedral next!
I wish we could know more about the original "architect" and some of the stonemasons who would have spent a lifetime working there, who must have poured their heart and soul into the work they did. Stunning I hope to visit it one day, from NZ.
Elias de Derham was the architect and used a master mason named Nicholas of Ely to carry out his brilliant design
We do actually have those details available.
I had the good fortune to have visited in 2015 the week the scaffolding came down and the Magna Carta came home to the Chapter House. I have mentally revisited my wonderful day many times.
The more Alice the better!
wonderfull documentary! thank you! greetings from Germany
Tallest spire in England. A fact known to every KGB agent.
Bahahahahaha!!! 🤣
I can understand why they had to visit it now 😉.
And everyone else.
Hahahaha, this comment is properly funny 🤣🤣🤣
Can you explain this reference for a ignorant American?
I love the cathedral, I was confirmed and babtised there. God bless.
I visited Old Sarum and walked around its cathedral's footprint. Perhaps it was standard sized for the Normans but it is surprisingly small compared to later cathedrals.
Pure art pure information pure history of course
That fascinating clock deserves a documentary all its own!
What an Outstanding, Majestic place of Worship! Love this 💕💕
she is amazing
Loved seeing how the stone masons work! I think I visited this cathedral many many years ago when I came to Salisbury to see Stonehenge.
I like this lady
This was wonderful, thank you!
Hi. Thank you so much.God bless you
Amazing video and great presenter. I am going to the Cathedral with my wife in November, this was a great intro to what i'm going to see.
Fascinating!! Many thanks….
thank you for this. I'm A proud Christian, a history fanatic.. and an Anglophile. This video was a short vacation for me and what a wonderful vacation it was.
She's my favorite more of her please
This was very interesting. Thank you for making this video!
My family is from there and I have been many times. Alice Rocks!!!
The quality, stunning!
Enjoyed this very much!
21:22 What a wonderful giggling. Love the nerdy enthusiasm for her subject :)
Old historical buildings have attraction Love your ways to speak, explain.Hope you show. More places to visit there thanks
Awe inspiring cathedral..... I guess that was the point. I really liked Alice’s presentation.
Fascinating!!
I love Salisbury steak! I was surprised that there is all this history there as well.
Love watching documentary like this. 💯👏 I enjoy watching.
I like Guedelon Castle,in France,to see how things were built, back in the day
Fabulous insight and very well introduced.
A very nice Presentation Alice! You are a brilliant young lady and a Proper Lovely English Rose you are!!!!😀
Salisbury is a magnificent cathedral = Ms Loxton shows it well - Glory be to God and his cathedrals
As was told to me ---- the spire has a rotating beacon at its point. Years ago in the 1950's a USAF Convair B-36 was stuck up over the overcast and could not land.The only reference point was the beacon on the spire which they circled until they ran out of gas.
Incredible . . .
Brilliant Gary!!
I haven't been to this cathedral yet but I have visited Lincoln Cathedral and also Hereford Cathedral also many times. Hereford Cathedral has a copy of the Magna Carta there as well as the tapestry of the Battle of Hastings. Both wonderful buildings.
Lincoln Cathedral has one of the other copies of the Magna Carta, not Hereford. Salisbury’s is the best surviving copy as it’s never left the city.
It's amazing!!
Great videos, Alice is the best!
Alice is amazing 💖
Great facts! Thank you
Just finished reading pillars of the earth by Ken Follet….To see this master piece has to be in my bucket list!
very well done! thank you from Canada :)
Thanks!
I'm a descendant of the Salisbury family so it's cool to look about my ancestors.
great video.. we had the pleasure of visiting the Cathedral 2018 on a return visit to the U.K. from Canada ( ex pats) really impressive , thanks for the upload 👍
It’s 123m spire draws visitors from all over the world
Well I didn't spot the error, but it was a pleasure to see this excellent film again! Nice one #2 Alice! 👍
Im now a fan thanks to alice 8).
Great loved it Alice. And you are great to😍😍
I planted those trees, (@ 16:17), back in 1972 :)
I went high up in the tower to where the spire started. I don't have a head for heights but I forced myself. It's a magnificent and fascinating cathedral.
The butterfly might be in the chantry, because they're sometimes used in Christianity as a symbol of resurrection and the hope of new life, which is essentially what someone in chantry would be praying for.
I love this vedio it is very intresting, im a full time verger at a 300 year old anglican cathedral in the caribbean wish we had a department like this as our cathedral badly needs restoration
Fantastic!
I heard this Cathedral is very popular with Russian tourists.
I understood that reference!
Amazing what you can glean from Wikipedia when you need to concoct a lame excuse for murder and mayhem! Hope the GRU are keeping up on all these details, never know when they might need them.
yes .they like to count the steps, its a Russian hobby
Just don't touch the door handles!
It's so funny, as no tourist has any reason to go to Bemerton Heath! It's a couple of miles from the cathedral, just a residential area...
Great documentary
Was there in August, beautiful
Love the video!
It's always an impressive sight driving in from the east.
Brilliant video! I used to work in Salisbury and one time after leaving work some bloke jumped out in front of my car with his hand held up - made me brake a bit smartish. Turns out it was Sir Edward Heath’s bodyguard! At least I got a little wave from Sir Edward as he crossed the road - He used to live in Cathedral Close, with his bodyguard in a little sentry box at the beginning of his pathway.
Arundells
Thanks, i enjoyed that
Quite a few years ago they had a fundraising project to replace beams in the roof, you paid a contribution and had your name carved into a section of new wood. Mum, Dad, me, my partner, Sister and Brother in law and Nepew are all up there. Nice idea.
More from Alice please!
I live here!! This is so weird it came up on my UA-cam homepage!
Very interesting.
Lived in salisbury since 1994. The 'tour of the spire' alone could be an hour long.
All of my ancestors prior to 1830 were born and died in Great Britain, so I consider myself as much British as American. Watching these channels gives me the chance to see what my ancestors experienced daily. Thus I feel a closer connection to my past.
This cathedral is stunning! I just wish it had better chairs/pews.
Wakefield Cathedral also has a Peregrine Falcon camera on their spire, the tallest spire in Yorkshire.
I had my covid jabs there to the organ playing the theme to Harry Potter. Great video
Were there last summer 👍