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For the purpose of this website, the definition of a plaque is a textual memorial. However, in one or two cases, memorials which are purely pictorial have been included, thus Salisbury is very rich in plaques.
This website concentrates on the area of Salisbury which includes the railway station, the bus station , the market place, the Cathedral, Fisherton Street and Castle Street. Date information has been taken from the plaques and arranged here in a table in chronological order. This gives an interesting Salisbury view of history. For example John Halle's famous house was completed in the year that the Duke of Buckingham was executed!
If you click on the plaque number at the end of any row in this table, you obtain further details and photographs. Not all plaques contain dates so do not appear in the table. The whereabouts of plaques is also illustrated in the map found below the table.
To see thumbnails of the plaques click here.
If you have any comments relating to this website, please e-mail civic@salisburycivicsociety.org.uk
| DATE | The event commemorated | Plaque No |
|---|---|---|
| Start of the 13th century | ||
| 1225 | Franciscan Friars establish a Religious House in Salisbury. | 79 |
| 1227 | The granting of the first charter to the City of New Sarum. | 78 |
| 1268 | The founding of the College of St. Edmund in Bourne Hill. | 78 |
| 1280 | Part of The Red Lion becomes a hostel for draughtsmen constructing the Cathedral. | 80 |
| Start of the 14th century | ||
| 1320 | Part of The Red Lion ceases being a hostel for draughtsmen constructing the Cathedral. | 80 |
| 1335 | The Poultry Cross is constructed. | 14 |
| 1378 | Castle Street gate erected to form part of City fortifications. | 55 |
| 1378 | The first mention of the George inn. | 11 |
| 1393 | Richard II and Queen Ann feasted the Franciscan Friars Minor. | 1 |
| Start of the 15th century | ||
| 1414 | The City Corporation buys The George Inn. | 11 |
| 1470 | John Halle, wool merchant and mayor, starts building his house. | 13 |
| 1483 | Henry Duke of Buckingham executed. | 31 |
| 1483 | Hall of John Halle, wool merchant and mayor, is completed after his death (1479). | 13 |
| Start of the 16th century | ||
| 1538 | Franciscan Friars are dissolved by Henry VIII. | 79 |
| 1546 | The closure of the College of St. Edmund in Bourne Hill. | 78 |
| 1556 | Three Protestant martyrs burned at the stake in the Cathedral Close. | 3 |
| 1569 | County Gaol erected next to the river Avon. | 15 |
| Start of the 17th century | ||
| 1627 | The plague causes many to flee the city. | 77 |
| 1638 | Philip Crewe leaves a room in the Crispin Inn for the Shoemakers Guild Hall. | 44 |
| 1660 | Charles II is restored to the throne. | 65 |
| 1668 | Samuel Pepys stayed at The George Inn on the High Street. | 11 |
| 1682 | The College of Matrons formed. | 7 |
| 1698 | Thomas Taylor endows some alms houses in Bedwin Street. | 89 |
| Start of the 18th century | ||
| 17-- | A fast stage coach leaves the Black Horse Inn twice a week for London. | 69 |
| 1727 | Benjamin Banks, violin maker, is born. | 76 |
| 1748 | Weaver's Guildhall provided by Joseph Everett opens. | 42 |
| 1749 | The sundial made which tells the month and day as well as the time. | 4 |
| 1750 | Mr Edward Frowd builds and endows some alms houses. | 47 |
| 1751 | William Hussey elected as a Member of Parliament for Salisbury. | 73 |
| 1752 | The reformation of the calendar takes place. | 5 |
| 1756 | The Milford Street Inn was called The Red Lion and Cross Keys. | 80 |
| 1758 | William Hussey's last year as a Member of Parliament for Salisbury. | 73 |
| 1780 | The Tudor House in the market place is damaged by fire. | 19 |
| 1788 | Castle Street Gate and West Buttress removed. | 55 |
| 1794 | Salisbury Market Place Guildhall erected by Jacob Earl of Radnor, the Recorder. | 22 |
| 1794 | Hussey's Almshouses founded. | 57 |
| 1795 | The 2nd Earl of Radnor presents the market place Guildhall to the City. | 19 |
| 1795 | Benjamin Banks, violin maker, dies. | 76 |
| 1797 | Mrs Sarah Hayter endows alms houses in Fisherton Street. | 36 |
| 1797 | Edward Baker leaves a legacy to the Trinity Hospital Trustees to pay to its poor. | 64 |
| 1799 | Mr William Moulton leaves £500 towards the support of Trinity Hospital. | 64 |
| Start of the 19th century | ||
| 1802 | Salisbury Assembly Rooms open at 7 High Street. | 83 |
| 1806 | Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a great engineer, is born. | 45 |
| 1812 | A.W.N. Pugin, a Gothic Revivalist, is born. | 74 |
| 1823 | The County Gaol next to the river Avon is demolished. | 15 |
| 1824 | Henry Hatcher starts his school in Endless Street. | 51 |
| 1833 | Henry Fawcett born. | 26 |
| 1834 | John Halle's house restored by A.W.Pugin. | 13 |
| 1835 | A.W.N. Pugin converts to Roman Catholicism. | 74 |
| 1835 | The River Avon is no longer the City boundary. | 15 |
| 1838 | First National Bandmaster for The Salvation Army, Charles William Fry, born. | 43 |
| 1841 | The college of Sarum St Michael was founded. | 67 |
| 1846 | The sudden death of Henry Hatcher aged 70 and closure of his school. | 51 |
| 1847 | A.W.N. Pugin designs St Osmund's Church. | 74 |
| 1852 | A.W.N. Pugin, a Gothic Revivalist, dies. | 74 |
| 1853 | The low wall enclosing the Poultry cross, is removed. | 14 |
| 1856 | Isambard Kingdom Brunel designs Salisbury's Great Western Railway station. | 45 |
| 1857 | Scamell's bridge made for the railway by Joseph Butler & Co. of Stanningley near Leeds. | 60 |
| 1859 | Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a great engineer, dies. | 45 |
| 1859 | Salisbury old prison constructed. | 59 |
| 1863 | City Corporation's George Inn's ownership and license lapses. | 11 |
| 1870 | Foundation stones of the Old George Brewery in Rollestone Street are laid. | 35 |
| 1873 | St Edmund's House erected by voluntary contributions on the site of "The Vine Inn". | 49 |
| 1875 | Hussey's Almshouses rebuilt. | 54 |
| 1878 | Fisherton Street Congregational Church memorial stone laid. | 20 |
| 1880 | Henry Fawcett appointed Postmaster General. | 26 |
| 1882 | First National Bandmaster for The Salvation Army, Charles William Fry, dies. | 43 |
| 1883 | Henry Fawcett introduces the Parcel Post in the UK. | 26 |
| 1884 | Henry Fawcett dies. | 26 |
| 1886 | Municipal Charities trustees under chairmanship of W M Fawcett rebuilds alms houses. | 48 |
| 1896 | Miss Lonsdale lays one of the foundation stones of The Chapel in Milford Street. | 81 |
| 1896 | Mrs J Warren lays one of the foundation stones of The Chapel in Milford Street. | 82 |
| 1898 | Former railway bridge put over the river Avon as road bridge by T. Scamell. | 61 |
| Start of the 20th century | ||
| 1904 | Charles John Woodrow lays the foundation stone of the former Salisbury Public Library. | 39 |
| 1906 | Castle Street Gate East Buttress removed. | 55 |
| 1908 | Ancient stonework from Castle Street Gate is re-erected. | 55 |
| 1913 | The Young Gallery was built and presented by Edwin Young. | 38 |
| 1914 | Start of The Great War deaths. | 25 |
| 1919 | End of The Great War deaths. | 25 |
| 1927 | Joseph Powney bequeaths a grand building to ???? | 18 |
| 1927 | A new St Edmund's House foundation stone laid by W.H.Yeatman-Biggs Esq. J.P. | 50 |
| 1927 | The Corporation of the City of New Sarum buys a house and grounds off Bourne Hill. | 78 |
| 1927 | The 700th anniversary of the granting of the first charter to the City of New Sarum. | 78 |
| 1929 | Fisherton Working Men's Club and Institue new building opens. | 53 |
| 1935 | Councillor Mrs. Beryl Mary Jay is born. | 52 |
| 1935 | Salisbury old fire station is opened in Salt Lane. | 41 |
| 1945 | William Golding, novelist, starts teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School. | 2 |
| 1953 | Salisbury and Wilton Rural District Council start meeting at 26 Endless Street. | 46 |
| 1953 | Former Arts Theatre and Playhouse opens in Fisherton Street. | 33 |
| 1960 | Salisbury Assembly Rooms close at 7 High Street. | 83 |
| 1961 | Fisherton Bridge was reconstructed by Reed & Mallik, a Salisbury based company. | 17 |
| 1962 | William Golding, novelist, finishes teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School. | 2 |
| 1967 | The George Inn is converted to form the entrance to The George Mall shopping precinct. | 11 |
| 1968 | Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich first release "The Legend of Xanadu". | 75 |
| 1973 | The commencement of the construction of the new Salisbury public library. | 29 |
| 1974 | Last meeting of Salisbury and Wilton Rural District Council at 26 Endless Street. | 46 |
| 1975 | The right honourable the Lord Margadale of Islay T.D. opens the new Public Library. | 30 |
| 1976 | Former Arts Theatre and Playhouse in Fisherton Street, is demolished. | 33 |
| 1977 | The Salisbury Library clock is presented by the Salisbury Rotary club. | 28 |
| 1978 | The college of Sarum St Michael closes. | 67 |
| 1978 | Fisherton Street Church re-opens after internal reconstruction. | 21 |
| 1981 | An extension to the College of Matrons opens. | 6 |
| 1982 | Tercentenary of the opening of the College of Matrons. | 6 |
| 1989 | The restoration and extension of the former library by Brewer, Smith and Brewer. | 40 |
| 1991 | Princess Diana visits Salisbury Guildhall. | 23 |
| 1991 | Restoration work on the Old George Brewery in Rollestone Street is completed. | 34 |
| Start of the 21st century | ||
| 2000 | Burial of Salisbury's time capsule. | 24 |
| 2000 | Michael Fish, BBC weatherman, plants an oak tree in the Council Grounds. | 56 |
| 2002 | Councillor Mrs. Beryl Mary Jay dies. | 52 |
Hover over a numbered blue square on the map below with your cursor to see the short name for the plaque.
Click on a blue square on the map to open up a new web page describing the plaque(s) found in that location.
There are a number of locations where there are a number of plaques close together.
Thus on the map in these locations there is only one blue square for a number of plaques.
Whilst walking around salisbury, you will have to look carefully to find all the plaques. For example one set of text is on the top (roof?) of the Market Place Guildhall. It can be seen by looking up towards the Guildhall from the market place war memorial. The text has been renewed in gold not many years ago but you will probably still need binoculars or a good camera to be able to read the text clearly.
Some plaques are inside buildings. The Market Place Guildhall has some magnificent plaques inside, including the one commemorating Princess Diana's visit. The Military Museum in the Cathedral Close has a number of plaques on the wall of its memorial garden grounds. These can usually only be accessed by visiting the Military Museum. The plaque to John Halle is just inside the cinema in New Canal. This can be viewed without payment if the cinema is open. The plaque on the Poultry Cross is to be found well camouflaged on the central support.
A GPS Garmin has been used to determine 5 figure values for the Eastings and Northings using the British National Grid as used by Ordnance Survey. These values are not always as accurate as their precision due to the obscuration of the satellites by buildings and trees.
Thumbnails are miniature pictures. To see thumbnails of all the plaques click here.
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Information has been extracted from this website and made into a leaflet.
A copy of this leaflet can be downloaded here in pdf format.
Click here for download (4.6 megabytes).
If you have the skills and facilities, you can then print the 8 pages on your own colour printer on two double-sided A4 sheets with two pages per side in page order 8,1,2,7,6,3,4,5.
Click here for pages already in order 8,1,2,7,6,3,4,5(4.6 megabytes).
The A4 sheets can be put together and folded in half to make the A5 leaflet.
Armed with this leaflet you can then walk around our beautiful city, and see how many of the plaques you can find, and learn some of the history of Salisbury. This leaflet contains a plaque map and a date table.
Plan a route and use the date table to tick off the plaques you discover.
As an alternative to printing, you could view the leaflet on your iPhone or such.
Click here for the website of the plaque manufacturer used by Salisbury Civic Society.
Click here for a website on blue plaques and their history.
Click here for plaques in Salisbury's neighbourhood.
Click here for 'air' plaques in Salisbury's neighbourhood.
Click here for a flickr website of blue-plaque photographs.
Click here for the origin of Salisbury street names.
Click here for details of memorials and monuments in Portsmouth.
Click here to go to the Salisbury Civic Society's Home Page.
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