Much nicer than Westminster in London, and I believe Salisbury Cathedral has the tallest spire in the UK.
Posted on 12/19/2014 9:50:55 AM PST by Citizen Zed
Cathedral conservators who scaled the height of Britain's tallest spire to repair a weather meter have filmed their spectacular efforts.
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Imagine what the dudes who built it 500 years ago had to do...
Much nicer than Westminster in London, and I believe Salisbury Cathedral has the tallest spire in the UK.
Just looked it up, and it is the tallest—at 440 feet. that’s just about 100 feet shorter than the Washington Monument.
Built in 1215. Another one stolen from the Catholics?
That would be correct!
Ummm, no. The Church in England built it and the Church of England kept it. (And I bet Rome contributed not a penny to either its building or maintenance.)
I’m sure the descendants of its builders agree.
It was built in 1215 and Henry broke with Rome in the mid 1500s. That would have made it Catholic which is the religion Henry practiced until he was refused an annulment to re-marry.
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