Why do you have cloisters if you didn’t have monks?
I mean, they are very pretty but why put in all that effort if you’re not going to use the space.
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Where are the monks?
When our visitors are told our cloisters are the largest in the UK it is reasonable that they ask “So where are the monks now?”
Why is Oak Apple Day being celebrated?
All together now: “Grovely! Grovely! Grovely! And All Grovely!” Oak Apple day or Royal Oak Day is the 29th of…
Is it the tallest spire in the world?
As I may have mentioned before, the trick when you are talking about -ests is to qualify them. Tall-est building? Tall-est cathedral? Tall-est in the world, Europe, the UK, England, Wiltshire? Tall-est spire made of stone?
How much does the cathedral weigh?
I believe this question might have been inspired by the movie “Up”.
Can you recommend some lighter reading?
If you are now yearning to read books containing the phrase “where five rivers meet” then here are some of the Salisbury-based books that were recommended to me.
Do five rivers really meet here?
I’m not going to make myself popular with this question.
Hot Priests!
There is no truth to the rumour that in the vergers’ office is a calendar called Hot Priests.
What is the 1737 plaque at the crossing marking?
A lucky visitor who is here when the central altar is moved out of the way will see an inscription “AD 1737 The Center (sic) of the Tower”.
What is the weather door?
If you want to get to the very top of the spire, you have to go outdoors at some point.