Salisbury houses [11]
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Salisbury houses [11]
Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 31 Dec 2019
The Old Parsonage was originally a farmhouse. The six eastern bays (nearest the camera) are circa 1600, the two western bays are 16th century. A small addition to the north is 18th century. The southern front to the road is masked by tile-hanging and all openings are modern. One of the rooms has an ornate plaster ceiling of circa 1600. There is more details and a plan of the house (monument number 581) at https://www.british-history.ac.uk/rchme/salisbury/pp167-174 Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1260123 A cathedral was established at the Iron Age hillfort of Old Sarum by the Normans. In 1220 the cathedral was removed to the nearby plain and New Sarum (Salisbury) grew up around it, receiving a city charter in 1227. Located at the confluence of five rivers (Avon, Nadder, Ebble, Wylye and Bourne) the city is prone to flooding. Traffic between the ports of Southampton and Bristol, passes around the city's ring-road via the A36 causing much congestion.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.06117
Longitude
-1.807596