Historic House Visits Group

On a sunny but chilly day we went to the Cathedral in Salisbury and Shirley Reeves told us about the Countesses of Salisbury. This was with reference to the grave of William Longspee and others. Also we looked at a modern window and another window nearby listing the countesses.

Then we went across to the Military Museum to see the regalia medals but above all the ceilings. They are decorated with painted papier mache. The building itself is one of the oldest in the Close. Canons were told to build their houses within 7 years of being given the land.

We finally ended in the Bernieres restaurant hard by and named after the landing zone of the Wiltshire regiment on D day in the second World War. An excellent meal was had at a reasonable price. They even had Black Sheep beer!

The excuse for this visit was following the talk by Margaret Mackenzie about the 3 Countesses.

William Longspee

Head

William Longspee

Note wooden coffin

William Longspee

First person buried in the catedral.

William Longspee

Poisened?

The Building of the Cathedral.

Note Ginger the Cat

The Magna Carta

Replica