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St Thomas' Church

St Thomas' Square
Salisbury
Wilts
SP1 1BA

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01722 504384

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St Thomas’s belongs to the Church of England and is also part of the Inclusive Church initiative, which means that we are committed to ensure that all are truly welcome, whatever their story. There are services held daily (except Saturdays) – do join us if you can.

Our beautiful building is the latest one on this site which has been used for worship for nearly eight hundred years. Most of the building seen today dates from the 15th century, whilst the internal furniture is mostly Victorian. St Thomas's has always been the church of the City, and the painted badges of the Guilds are still visible in the medieval wall paintings of the Lady Chapel.

Visitors are drawn immediately to the 'Doom' painting above the chancel arch, perhaps St Thomas's most famous single feature. It is the largest and most complete example still surviving in the UK and was painted between 1470 and 1500. However, it was white-washed over in 1593 in the latter part of the Reformation. It was uncovered in 1819, but then re-whitewashed! The final revelation occurred in 1881 and ‘restored’ according to the principles of the time.

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2019 (1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2019)

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Cadiz_lover
London, United Kingdom
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Couples
Some unique features
Wednesday, 1st May 2019
Of course the Doom painting is quite unique especially when one understands it had been covered over with whitewash (reformation times) and restored at a much later date. We had pointed out the... Read full review
bdon257
Morpeth, United Kingdom
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Solo travel
Amazing medieval frescos
Tuesday, 7th May 2019
This church dating mainly from the 15th C has some of the few survivors of Doom paintings to escape destruction during the Reformation. Certainly worth visiting in order to see these works. Read full review
Judith S
Reading, United Kingdom
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Couples
Stunning frescos
Tuesday, 7th May 2019
We wandered in on the off chance and it was amazing! Some stunning architecture and features. Well worth a quick visit and it’s free, unlike the bigger churches. Read full review
Cadiz_lover
London, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Couples
Some unique features
Wednesday, 1st May 2019
Of course the Doom painting is quite unique especially when one understands it had been covered over with whitewash (reformation times) and restored at a much later date. We had pointed out the... Read full review
bdon257
Morpeth, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Solo travel
Amazing medieval frescos
Tuesday, 7th May 2019
This church dating mainly from the 15th C has some of the few survivors of Doom paintings to escape destruction during the Reformation. Certainly worth visiting in order to see these works. Read full review
Judith S
Reading, United Kingdom
Trip Type:
Couples
Stunning frescos
Tuesday, 7th May 2019
We wandered in on the off chance and it was amazing! Some stunning architecture and features. Well worth a quick visit and it’s free, unlike the bigger churches. Read full review

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