Here are some of the best-known novels in which the Cathedral is featured, either explicitly or as a fictional place:

• The Spire by William Golding
• Sarum by Edward Rutherfurd
• Ghost Knight by Cornelia Funke
• The Pillars of the Earth and World Without End by Ken Follett
• Barchester Chronicles by Anthony Trollope
• Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy

On screen, it is featured in:

• The Pillars of the Earth, a 2010 miniseries based on Follett’s novel
• Mr. Harvey Lights a Candle, a 2005 BBC television drama
• Don’t Look Down!, a BBC2 documentary series from 2000
• Time Team, a February 2009 episode of the Channel 4 series

When it comes to art, Salisbury Cathedral was a source of great inspiration for John Constable. Aside from his birthplace in Suffolk, Salisbury was the place he depicted most in his art. His well-known paintings include Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Ground (c.1825) and Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows (1831), which he considered to be his best work.