Church of St. Thomas Beckett, Salisbury

Welcome to the Church of St. Thomas Beckett.

The Church of St. Thomas Beckett dates from the mid-15th century and is especially notable for its medieval mural of the Last Judgement.

There was a church built on this location around 1220 as a place of worship for the masons working on the 13th century Salisbury Cathedral. It was rebuilt around 1450 and bears the emblems of the townspeople who paid for it.

It looks small from the outside, but it's quite large inside. It's almost hidden from view, tucked between buildings.


It has some lovely stained glass as well, and a wooden ceiling which I hadn't seen much of before.

You can see here on the top the Last Judgement Mural, also known as the Doom Painting.

The Last Judgement mural was completed in 1475. The work was painted over in 1593 and remained hidden until it was discovered and restored in 1881.

As in other depictions of the scene, this 'Doom' mural depicts Christ in judgement with the apostles in the centre, with the blessed on the left and the damned on the right. A ffrightening Devil can be seen to the right of the arch.

Again you can see the Doom painting on the top here. It's quite colorful and impressive, for something so old.

You can read more about this church here and here.

That's it for Salisbury, folks, next batch will be Amesbury, Old Sarum and Stonehenge!