Medieval Clock at Salisbury

The oldest clock in the world and it works! Also present in this Cathedral is one of four existent copies of the Magna Carta. There were about Forty made and distributed throughout England when the Barons cornered King John in 1215 at Runnymede.

Bath and Environs

June 6th 2022
Departed Windsor on schedule in the am with stops in Winchester to view the cathedral (I'm sure everyone recalls the snappy tune Winchester Cathedral where the singer complains of the Cathedral letting him down). A right amazing place is the Cathedral. Ditto the one in Salisbury, which is a full twenty-five miles away. Two massive and beautiful medieval cathedrals this close. Amazing! However, som ... read more

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