• Salisbury Cathedral prepares for final ‘topping out’ after 37 years of repairs

    Salisbury Cathedral prepares for final ‘topping out’ after 37 years of repairs
    Scaffolding will soon be taken down on 13th-century building as huge restoration programme nears endIt has taken 37 years to restore Salisbury Cathedral – only 12 months less than medieval builders required to construct the main body of the great church in the first place.But finally on Thursday a “topping out” ceremony will be performed high above the church floor to mark the end of a rescue and repair project that began in 1986, and before Christmas the scaffolding that has w

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