Salisbury Cathedral

Salisbury Cathedral was our next stop. It is famous for having the tallest spire at 404 ft. It also houses the finest of only four surviving originals of the Magna Carta (1250). This ataructure is larger than Winchester Cathedral which is just amazing! It also houses Europe's oldest working clock (1386)

Since it was late when we were there, we stayed for the Eveningsong. Eveningsong is an Anglican service similar to a Catholic mass. We heard the girl's choir during the service. They sang in the original choir stalls that are the oldest in Britain. What was amazing,

besides their voices, was the acoustics. In early times, attendees were never up with the clergy. They sat in another area and could only "hear" what was going on. The sound was amazing! How could they have possibly designed that all those years ago.

Both Salisbury and Winchester cathedrals survived WWI and II because the spires were used as landmarks for planes.