Changing a light bulb at the top of Salisbury Cathedral's Spire

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  • @SalisburyCathedral1
    @SalisburyCathedral1  2 місяці тому +11

    Do you have a head for heights like Gary? You can book onto our Tower Tour and climb to the base of the spire: www.salisburycathedral.org.uk/visit-us/tower-tour/

    • @kathyrussell9610
      @kathyrussell9610 2 місяці тому

      I've been up the tower twice, and that was high enough for me. Thank you for sharing views of what lay ahead.

    • @grahamholland7931
      @grahamholland7931 2 місяці тому

      Book the tour and climb, it's an excellent experience 😊

    • @slartybartfarst55
      @slartybartfarst55 Місяць тому

      That scared me just watching it on YT! Men of Steel to do that so relaxedly!

    • @Back2TheBike
      @Back2TheBike Місяць тому

      Been there, done that and got the badge to prove it.
      Highly (!) recommended.

    • @JamesChurchCabaret
      @JamesChurchCabaret Місяць тому

      We absolutely loved our Tower Tour! We visited a few days after Notre Dame's spire collapsed, making our trip especially poignant. As we were the only two people there, we essentially got a private tour!

  • @modifidious666
    @modifidious666 Місяць тому +13

    Amazing how brits made that with ropes and wood, just incredible. British heritage must be preserved.

  • @ajons190
    @ajons190 2 місяці тому +116

    I felt a bit queasy watching it on YT, so I can only admire you guys!

    • @theinspector1023
      @theinspector1023 2 місяці тому +9

      Only a bit queasy? I had to hide behind the sofa!

    • @philthycat1408
      @philthycat1408 2 місяці тому +3

      One eye closed and toes curled 🫣

    • @cathydyer3774
      @cathydyer3774 2 місяці тому

      😁​@@theinspector1023

    • @cathydyer3774
      @cathydyer3774 2 місяці тому

      ​@@philthycat1408😁

    • @stevekelly5166
      @stevekelly5166 Місяць тому

      That was worse than seeing the Daleks appear!

  • @Back2TheBike
    @Back2TheBike 2 місяці тому +91

    Never realised it took 3 men to change a light bulb 😊
    Well done.

    • @sourcererseven3858
      @sourcererseven3858 Місяць тому +12

      One of them to change it, one to paint the door, and one to upload it to UA-cam 🤣

    • @swimminlane3566
      @swimminlane3566 Місяць тому +7

      The fourth one on the ground leaning on a shovel

    • @raymondo162
      @raymondo162 Місяць тому +1

      Never realised it took 4 men ........HALF A DAY ............. to change a light bulb

    • @UKAviationNews
      @UKAviationNews Місяць тому +2

      what a joke!

    • @AB-hu2uw
      @AB-hu2uw Місяць тому +1

      would love to see the bill

  • @towerdave4836
    @towerdave4836 2 місяці тому +54

    Jeez, felt sick just watching the top bit. Respect!

  • @apacherider7110
    @apacherider7110 Місяць тому +8

    I would be crying like a child if went up there. Incredible jobs guys.

  • @PhillipYewTree
    @PhillipYewTree 2 місяці тому +34

    I’m sitting in my arm chair, safe and sound, but my stomach is turning. Fred Dibnah would admire you for this 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

    • @hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo
      @hetrodoxlysonov-wh9oo 2 місяці тому +5

      Fred would have shined up a ladder on the outside of the cathedral but to be fair he'd have worn his safety cap.

    • @stevekelly5166
      @stevekelly5166 Місяць тому +1

      Fred would have knocked a few stones out at the base and set fire to it. And it might have roughly fallen where he intended it to.

  • @copferthat
    @copferthat 2 місяці тому +38

    No safety equipment for the amazing souls who built that majestic structure in the first place. What astonishing men they must have been

    • @tonyroberts3926
      @tonyroberts3926 Місяць тому +1

      There is a memorable section in "Sarum", a book by Edward RutherFurd, where a very old mason has one last climb to the top of Salisbury cathedral. Fictionalised history and very readable

    • @ryansweeney5716
      @ryansweeney5716 Місяць тому

      Biblical giants don't need safety equipment u doughnut

    • @RighteousReverendDynamite
      @RighteousReverendDynamite Місяць тому

      Their safety equipment in those days were Angels.

  • @dontuno
    @dontuno Місяць тому +13

    Thanks for doing the necessary and putting your faith in the integrity of the mortar, steel and other elements that must surely deteriorate over time. Please don't bother contacting me if you need any help! 😂

  • @philipwhitty2838
    @philipwhitty2838 2 місяці тому +18

    I drive past the cathedral quite often. I don’t think I’ll look at it in the same light again. Absolutely remarkable workmanship and a great film. Greatest respect to you all.

    • @MonkeyJedi99
      @MonkeyJedi99 Місяць тому +2

      Particularly at night, since they've changed a few bulbs. (Joke!)

  • @chriskennard5920
    @chriskennard5920 2 місяці тому +20

    I passed the Cathedral on the day this was taking place and as I often do, I looked up to the spire and had to question what I was seeing...blimey you guys are brave - sooner you than me. Great vid by the way.

  • @davidquirk8097
    @davidquirk8097 Місяць тому +6

    Hats off to you all, my toes were curling just from the video! Thanks for taking us along.

  • @MrJasdog107
    @MrJasdog107 Місяць тому +11

    You are no ordinary Clerk of Works . Respect to you for doing this video.

  • @petersumerauer
    @petersumerauer 2 місяці тому +19

    I visited Salisbury Cathedral some years ago. A friendly guy took me for a tour and we talked about the managing to build such a structure. We stood at the foot of the medieval timber-structure and he described how men were building up the tower cap in that days and how men do climb this nowadays to change the lightbulbs up on the tower. So this was a must-see. Thanks for the upload!

  • @AndrewNewbery-m2n
    @AndrewNewbery-m2n 9 днів тому

    Incredible feat climbing all those ladders and the final exterior section of the spire - and filming it at the same time!
    Thanks for sharing

  • @Mark-ec3lp
    @Mark-ec3lp 2 місяці тому +16

    I live in Salisbury, not far from the Cathedral, and saw you climbing when you made this video. Impressive considering the time it was built, and there must have been amazing views back then from the same height.

  • @Jeff-gn1xz
    @Jeff-gn1xz Місяць тому +7

    Utterly terrifying! Kudos to Gary and the team. You couldn't pay me enough to go up there.

  • @johnvanstone5336
    @johnvanstone5336 2 місяці тому +13

    I have been up this tower with a group of people, wow, what an adventure and went out on the balcony and looked down! My legs were shaking but I am glad I did it!

  • @weejim48
    @weejim48 2 місяці тому +7

    My grand father was a roofer and steeple Jack. He would go all around our area fixing church roofs & steeples. He was fearless. And so are you lads that made this video. I on the other hand hate heights and my arse was twitching just watching this. 👍

    • @Itsallgood842
      @Itsallgood842 2 місяці тому +1

      I do love to watch Fred Dibnah videos a lost generation of amazing men

  • @infadeldog13
    @infadeldog13 Місяць тому +4

    What a magnificent place to call work. So fascinating to see the internals of the structure normally hidden from view. A real testament to the architects and builders from the day. Great video.

  • @lukecuxton1514
    @lukecuxton1514 Місяць тому

    Thanks for the video, thoroughly enjoyed it ❤❤❤😊😊😊

  • @karhukivi
    @karhukivi Місяць тому +2

    I can just imaging getting up there and then realising I had forgotten the replacement lamps. In fact, no, I cannot imagine myself going up there at all... stuff of nightmares - amazing video and amazing bravery!

    • @fritzhenning1
      @fritzhenning1 Місяць тому +1

      My thoughts exactly. Everytime I need to do a 'simple' job I find that I have the wrong spanner with me, or I can't undo the bolt, or the new light doesn't work, or the screwdriver slips and gouges my thumb or, or....

  • @Braveheart7914-idfl
    @Braveheart7914-idfl Місяць тому +1

    Exceptional fellas thank you for sharing a piece of our British Heritage amazing to see with incredible skills from craftsman of old ! 🇬🇧👍🏻😉🙏🏻

  • @beverleybutler7685
    @beverleybutler7685 2 місяці тому +12

    Wowser what an amazing vlog, what a building! My stomach was churning watching you brave guys! Well done 👏

  • @stuartbrown1677
    @stuartbrown1677 Місяць тому

    Brilliant
    I really enjoyed this
    Thank you for sharing
    Stuart in Ireland ☘️

  • @ronniemorton-y5k
    @ronniemorton-y5k 2 місяці тому +4

    I remember Roy Spring, one of your predecessors, doing this very same thing back in the seventies. No safety equipment, just a little fortification beforehand - followed by a lot more fortification up the local ale house after! God bless.

  • @rogernightly9097
    @rogernightly9097 2 місяці тому +6

    Well done, you are both heros for climbing right up there.

  • @juliegale3863
    @juliegale3863 2 місяці тому +5

    That made my legs go to jelly while sitting in my armchair. Heights have always done that to me. Very well done and interesting, what a view!

  • @37BopCity
    @37BopCity 2 місяці тому +2

    Wow! Fantastic video! I visited Salisbury decades ago, and stood somewhere down below admiring the magnificent cathedral and that marvellous spire. Seeing the fantastic stone and timber work erected by medieval builders between 1220-1330 really makes you appreciate how incredibly skilled they were such a long time ago. A job well done, lads! Fred Dibnah would approve!

  • @senseofthecommonman
    @senseofthecommonman Місяць тому +1

    I seem to be getting height videos recommended at the moment.
    John Noakes on Nelson column and the young sailors climbing the training mast.
    So although this is mind blowing, that 15 year old kid standing on top of the mast with no safety gear pips this for bravery.
    Personally I get vertigo just watching the videos so respect to all.

  • @janoginski5557
    @janoginski5557 2 місяці тому +5

    Think back to the incredible skill of the stonemasons & carpenters who built this what an astonishing achievement, not to mention working up to this height. It’s mind blowing. Brilliant, ecclesiastical architecture is in the realms of miraculous. I have been fortunate enough to have worked in a church many years back in Time, and it had a special atmosphere, definitely one of the most wonderful places to have worked. I’ve also carried out remedial work on an old bridge that was built in 1789, it was situated far out into the countryside, in a beautiful and secluded location. Two great memories it was a real pleasure to work on these old but beautiful structures.

    • @colintuffs568
      @colintuffs568 2 місяці тому

      Often wondered whether the original building drawings are preserved somewhere in archives . To replace the top of the spire drawings would be needed ?😮

  • @stuartd9741
    @stuartd9741 Місяць тому +1

    Awesome video.
    Climed the tower in 2013.
    The steps do get progressively smaller.
    I've climbed quite a few of English cathedrals.
    Salisbury, Ely, Gloucester, Durham...

  • @cathydyer3774
    @cathydyer3774 2 місяці тому +5

    😲😲. Such calmness and confidence in the spire. 🎩🧢🎩🧢 off to you all.

  • @jennifermatthews1983
    @jennifermatthews1983 2 місяці тому +3

    Gosh, rather you guys than me!
    Well done all.

  • @rogerswyer5357
    @rogerswyer5357 Місяць тому +4

    You chaps are from another planet, really don't know how you do it.

  • @stephenfletcher4117
    @stephenfletcher4117 Місяць тому

    I've been up loads of church steeples. Swapped out weathervains, louvres, masonry, stained glass windows etc. Loved it. I still do rope access(IRATA L3).

  • @hb1338
    @hb1338 2 місяці тому +2

    Thank you for this video. How wonderful to see the cathedral free of scaffolding. According to Wikipedia, the tower and spire were completed by *1330* - that is quite hard to comprehend. The courage and skill of the men who built the cathedral were both quite extraordinary; even today it requires steady nerves and considerable care to get up and down safely. Once upon a time, I would have been keen to get to the very top, but nowadays the climb to the top of the tower is sufficient.

  •  Місяць тому

    Oh my goodness guys massive respect I feel dizzy watching it 😊

  • @janicepoulson5183
    @janicepoulson5183 2 місяці тому +1

    Phew, what a view, but it makes your heart go in your mouth, you have my respect going up there.

  • @harrypalmer7169
    @harrypalmer7169 2 місяці тому +2

    Wonderful video. The views were spectacular.

  • @sketchyhead5878
    @sketchyhead5878 Місяць тому

    Breathtaking, outstandingly competent, skilled, bravery
    , fearless and supremely professional. Apart from that, just a couple of blokes on a a ladder. I won't look at the spire ever again in the same way.

  • @StudentDad-mc3pu
    @StudentDad-mc3pu 2 місяці тому +3

    This is an act of faith indeed!

  • @grahamhawthorn2320
    @grahamhawthorn2320 2 місяці тому +45

    Just think of the men that built it.

    • @stephendodds6480
      @stephendodds6480 2 місяці тому +10

      And all the safety equipment they had!

    • @PepsT
      @PepsT Місяць тому +1

      @@stephendodds6480 Or the one they didn't 😅

  • @helenclough
    @helenclough Місяць тому +1

    Fascinating! Thanks for posting.
    🙂

  • @steelman86
    @steelman86 2 місяці тому +1

    Drat!!! I was hoping for a night shot of the new lights working!! Great job and what breathtaking views from up in heaven!

  • @Keyswiz71
    @Keyswiz71 2 місяці тому +9

    Anyone else got sweaty palms after watching that? 😆

  • @kenboydart
    @kenboydart Місяць тому

    So much respect for these daring men I hope you are richly rewarded for your work

  • @WiltshireHare
    @WiltshireHare 2 місяці тому +2

    Marvellous bit of maintenance. Absolutely the best cathedral!

  • @Allied-Aircraft-WW2
    @Allied-Aircraft-WW2 2 місяці тому +2

    Fabulous work. Keep it up. I walk past the cathedral almost everyday and genuinely appreciate the wonderful work you do to keep it in such great condition. Love the Perigees as well.

  • @NOELTM
    @NOELTM 2 місяці тому +12

    Clerk of Works " I feel like it's time I had a rise"
    Bishop " I agree - here's 4 light bulbs"
    🙂

  • @garrygreen3210
    @garrygreen3210 Місяць тому +1

    Outstanding work lads.

  • @andywithers592
    @andywithers592 Місяць тому

    I once went on a roof space tour of Salisbury cathedral. If they still do them, it’s well worth it. We went as far as the base of the spire. Mind blowing engineering at every turn. As for going out the weather door… I’m a climber and there’s no way you get me up there. Capo to the clerk of works.

  • @DeNilsPipe
    @DeNilsPipe Місяць тому

    That's what I love about UA-cam and what it's made for! Great content!

  • @LMacNeill
    @LMacNeill Місяць тому

    Definitely a job I could not do. What a view, though!!! And can you imagine having been one of the people who originally built it 800 years ago?!! What an amazing piece of architecture, and what an amazing history! You can probably feel a real connection to all of the hundreds (thousands?) of people who have been involved in its construction and maintenance over the centuries.

  • @robertkupper1327
    @robertkupper1327 2 місяці тому

    As someone who abseils as a hobby, I am envious of you guys being able to climb such a famous landmark. I would love to abseil from such a height, just give me a long enough rope and my bridge rack. I have watched the video of someone abseiling "El Captain" What a marvel !!! Well done you guys.

  • @BillSikes.
    @BillSikes. Місяць тому

    Id hate to have to do that, it doesn't look safe, hats off to you fellas👏👏👏

  • @cncshrops
    @cncshrops 2 місяці тому +4

    I literally could not watch. Absolutely terrifying.

    • @GalootWrangler
      @GalootWrangler 2 місяці тому

      It’s the season of scary movies, with none of them remotely this frightening.

    • @martinc.720
      @martinc.720 2 місяці тому

      Could you watch figuratively?

  • @SimonPJohnson
    @SimonPJohnson 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video. Not something I’d do but I have been on the excellent tower tour

  • @finlayfraser9952
    @finlayfraser9952 Місяць тому +2

    That gives me the collywobbles!

  • @fredMplanenut
    @fredMplanenut 2 місяці тому

    I was lucky to do the tour a couple of months ago. Fascinating history, and sad that at the bottom of the medieval scaffolding, one is still so lower that your climb in this video, thank you.

  • @Itsallgood842
    @Itsallgood842 2 місяці тому +1

    Amazing view from the spire of such a beautiful cathedral looking down on our beautiful flat earth thanks I loved watching this.

  • @FlyingDarkLord
    @FlyingDarkLord 2 місяці тому +3

    Incredible individuals! 😮 Not a job I could do!!! 😳😱

  • @johnchurchward7255
    @johnchurchward7255 2 місяці тому +1

    Well that certainly sets off the vertigo, amazed at the guys doing that. What baffles me is how on earth was the place constructed as it was started in 1220, working at those dizzying heights without all the equipment that is now available.

  • @stephenhamer1702
    @stephenhamer1702 Місяць тому

    Jeez....hats off to you guys....

  • @patrickrose1221
    @patrickrose1221 2 місяці тому +1

    What an amazing video 👍❤️🕊️

  • @patrickwalker2357
    @patrickwalker2357 2 місяці тому +1

    thank you so much, it was exciting to watch

  • @clivewilliams3661
    @clivewilliams3661 2 місяці тому +3

    Well done, you have my deep respect, that is not a job that I would consider and when I look at all the work that must have been carried by trades people on structures and electrics it sends a shudder down my spine.

  • @mikeyc1348
    @mikeyc1348 Місяць тому

    Yikes! That confirms I have no head for heights. Thanks for posting, very interesting.

  • @adrahc
    @adrahc Місяць тому

    Hats off to you lads

  • @kevinhemmings5447
    @kevinhemmings5447 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks lads ..What an incredible view from the top of the spire .😂

  • @Mattie155
    @Mattie155 Місяць тому

    Great stuff, thank you!

  • @JoelRipke
    @JoelRipke Місяць тому +4

    Tom Scott's newsletter sent me here. This is brilliant!

  • @TomLaios
    @TomLaios 2 місяці тому

    Rather you than me mate.Fascinating look at places rarely seen by the public.

  • @nellennatea
    @nellennatea 2 місяці тому +1

    WOW. Never seen anything like that before. WOW. They just one step away from the ladder to heaven, almost.

  • @kevinpalmer7452
    @kevinpalmer7452 Місяць тому

    Had a guided tour 3 years ago fantastic money well spent.

  • @FloatingCream
    @FloatingCream Місяць тому

    You are something special; apart from being mad. Well done!

  • @pompeymonkey3271
    @pompeymonkey3271 Місяць тому

    Now I know how many steeplejacks it takes to change a lightbulb. I'm very glad that I'm not a member of that team! lol
    Thanks for sharing :)

  • @Wyndhamlane
    @Wyndhamlane 2 місяці тому +1

    That was mind blowing to me. I can't even change the lightbulbs inside my house.

  • @mervjames6183
    @mervjames6183 Місяць тому

    I thought Clerk of Works just inspected ongoing and finished works you’re a different breed

  • @civilbeard
    @civilbeard Місяць тому

    Very nicely done!

  • @gordonmorrow4720
    @gordonmorrow4720 2 місяці тому

    I painted window exteriors on a historic building starting at first floor and working up to the top - 6 or 7 stories high. You kind of get used to the height. But I was never at 370 feet! That’s crazy high. Makes my knees wobbly thinking about it. Well done.

  • @islandhopperstuart
    @islandhopperstuart 2 місяці тому +4

    Anyone else remember a short documentary in the early 1970s about changing these bulbs? I'm pretty sure then the climber was Mick Burke (he later died on Bonnington's SW Face of Everest expedition) and I think it might have been filmed by the famous caving cinematographer Sid Perou.

    • @hb1338
      @hb1338 2 місяці тому

      I have seen previous videos of cathedral staff climbing to the top of the spire, but my memory is that they were a lot more recent than the 1970s. Of course, I may be wrong.

  • @paulus894
    @paulus894 2 місяці тому +1

    What beautiful work 💯👍🏻💯👍🏻💯👍🏻💯👍🏻💯👍🏻

  • @Back2TheBike
    @Back2TheBike 2 місяці тому

    I did the tour a few years ago.
    Highly (!) recommended.

  • @jpedrocp
    @jpedrocp 2 місяці тому +1

    Wow, amazing job!

  • @MikeFloutier
    @MikeFloutier 2 місяці тому +2

    Well worth reading Edward Rutherfurd’s excellent book “Sarum”, which includes the building of the cathedral

    • @grahamrankin
      @grahamrankin 2 місяці тому

      Also important to read William Golding's "The spire" to appreciate the work and politics of building this masterpiece---one of the greatest wonders of the world.

  • @K1W1fly
    @K1W1fly 2 місяці тому +1

    awesome structural detail! love it. Bit worried about a random wrench just lying on a platform part way up the spire - you wouldnt want that to fall on anyone below...

  • @martin1698
    @martin1698 2 місяці тому

    Totally awesome well done chaps

  • @marianbuller265
    @marianbuller265 2 місяці тому

    That was incredible! I did not see much climbing equipment!!!!

  • @philthycat1408
    @philthycat1408 2 місяці тому +10

    Our old friend Mr Dibnah, God rest him. Would’ve loved this wee job. 👍🏻

    • @TheBaron481
      @TheBaron481 2 місяці тому +1

      one foot wrong and its a half day out wi' t' undertaker !

  • @nigel8247
    @nigel8247 Місяць тому

    He’s knackered even before he even got there😂

  • @alan_wood
    @alan_wood Місяць тому

    Rather you than me! Thanks for sharing.

  • @stewarthartley7613
    @stewarthartley7613 Місяць тому

    Absolute respect😊

  • @nick8772
    @nick8772 Місяць тому

    Makes me appreciate how good Fred Dibnah was!

  • @CarlStJohn-x9w
    @CarlStJohn-x9w 2 місяці тому

    Great video ❤

  • @kenmackenzie9385
    @kenmackenzie9385 Місяць тому

    Insane!

  • @dometick
    @dometick Місяць тому

    what a great video

  • @steveevans4521
    @steveevans4521 Місяць тому

    Well done Gary, I have done a lot of sheet lead work on church's school's and hospital's etc, but I would not have climbed that spire, the height wouldn't worry me but those metal rings you climbed I would not trust :)

  • @billb7876
    @billb7876 Місяць тому

    Blimey I have been to the top of the Forth road bridge but I would struggle with that spire bit lol Excellent video though

  • @goddam9925
    @goddam9925 2 місяці тому

    Just wow amazing !!