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Castle Street, SALISBURY, SP1 1TT

Property lettings office at 27A Castle Street. Medi Spa is on the right.

A small pub and restaurant, located on Castle Street.

Located on the corner of Castle Street and Chipper Street, this imposing building is the main post office for Salisbury.

This stone plaque commemorating Edward VII appears on the corner of the Image I am unable to find information regarding this feature, if anybody can enlighten me I would be very grateful.

Former main post office, situated at the corner of Castle Street and Chipper Lane. Built in 1907, the architect was either H N Hawks (according to the Pevsner guide) or W T Oldrieve (according to the listing details). It closed in 2016. Grade II listed - see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1023566?section=official-list-entry.

That is the modern expression of yarn bombing. Yes, a humble part of town is unexpectedly smothered in strands of ribbon and patches of knitwork. See Image] for a closer look at this subversive activity.

In the middle of the night of 1st July, this dilapidated Georgian building in Castle Street was 'bombed' by the mysterious Salisbury Knitting Ninjas; they have brightened up the face of this neglected old place in order to highlight the decay and lack of action by the owners. See Image] for another view.

Part of Lloyds Bank, originally the Wiltshire and Dorset Bank before acquisition by Lloyds Bank in 1914. This section is on the corner of Castle Street and along Chipper Lane, dating from 1901 - the remainder of the building faces on to Blue Boar Row. Grade II listed - see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1355773?section=official-list-entry.

Located next to the Post Office, these two lovely buildings are looking sadly neglected. The rest of Castle Street looks reasonably affluent and tidy so it come as a surprise to find these. Unfortunately the two K6 phone boxes don't look much better.

Buildings on Castle Street. No 26, on the right, dates from c.1808 and is grade II listed - see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1249109?section=official-list-entry. The railings in front are separately grade II listed - see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1355863?section=official-list-entry - as are the two K6 telephone boxes - see https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1272844?section=official-list-entry. According to British History Online, No 28, in the centre, is a former hotel, built c.1850.