History of the Cathedral
| 1075 - 1092 | Norman Cathedral built at Old Sarum |
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| 1215 | Magna Carta sealed |
| 1220 | New Cathedral started on Salisbury Water Meadows. Foundation Stone Laid by Bishop Poore |
| 1240 - 1270 | Cloisters Built |
| 1258 | Cathedral dedicated and most Canonries built. Old Deanery built and became residence of the Dean |
| 1263 - 1284 | Chapter House built |
| 1265 | Bell Tower Built. West Front finished (approximate date) |
| 1327 | Licence granted to build Close Wall from stone taken from Cathedral at Old Sarum. |
| 1330 | Completion of Tower and Spire (approximate date) |
| 1331 | Wall around The Close was built |
| 1370 | Construction of Tower Scaffolding |
| 1612 | James I lodges at King's House |
| 1624 | Taverns and ale houses in The Close |
| 1714 | Wren Hall, the Old Choristers School is completed |
| 1788 - 1791 | Restoration of the Cathedral by James Wyatt. Demolition of Bell Tower and levelling of churchyard to grass |
| 1823 | The artist John Constable paints his famous view of the cathedral from the grounds of the Bishop's Palace |
| 1860 - 1878 | Restoration of the Cathedral and some Close houses by Sir George Gilbert Scott |
| 1945 - 1951 | Top 30 feet of spire rebuilt |
| 1947 | Bishop's Palace became Cathedral School |
| 1981 | Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museums established in King's House |
| 1985 | Spire Appeal started to raise £6,500,000 for the repair and conservation of the Spire, Tower and West Front |
| 1991 | Commencement of the Major Repair Programme, a 20 year, £20 million programme partly funded by English Heritage |
| 2000 | Redevelopment of "The Plumbery" providing new shop and restaurant facilities under a glass roof giving new views of the Spire |
| 2000 | Completion of the repair and conservation of the Spire, Tower and West Front |
| 2000 | New statue of second Angel installed on West Front |
| 2001 | New statue of St Aldhelm installed on West Front New Cathedral Statutes and Constitution |
| 2003 | New statue of poet George Herbert installed on West Front |
| 2004 | Present Dean - the Very Revd June Osborne installed New Cathedral Chairs (Howe 404 - designer David Rowland) |
| 2004-5 | New embroidered cushions on plinths in Chapter House |
| 2006-7 | New stained glass window for the Army Air Corps Memorial |
| 2008 | 750 Anniversary year Relighting of Cathedral. Won the Lighting Design award in the Heritage category. New statue of Canon Ezra installed on West Front Permanent Font installed, designed by William Pye and consecrated by the Archbishop of Canterbury at a special 750th Anniversary service on 28 September |