Sponsor a Stone
A stonemason can carve
a stone of your choice as
your lasting contribution
to the Cathedral.
Sponsor a Stone at Salisbury Cathedral
Salisbury Cathedral is one of the finest medieval cathedrals in Britain and
our skilled stonemasons devote their time to preserving the fabric of the
building to ensure future generations can use and enjoy it as fully as its
visitors do today.
We are able to offer a unique sponsorship opportunity. By sponsoring a
stone you will be helping us with the completion of the Major Repair
Programme. Your initials will be engraved on a stone and become a
permanent part of the uniquely beautiful masterpiece that is Salisbury
Cathedral.
In return for a sponsorship donation you will receive:
• up to four characters engraved into a particular stone chosen from the
types listed overleaf
• a chance to visit the workshops and see your carving up close
• a photograph of the stone showing your carving
• the opportunity to join other stone sponsors on the scaffolding for a
close up view.
Your initials will be cut into the side of the stone and therefore will not be visible once the stone has been fixed.
Stones Available
Price
1
Finial£5,000
2
Gablet Weathering Apex£1,280
3
Gablet Weathering with Moulding
£970
4
Dog’s Tooth String Course£2,950
5
Dog’s Tooth String Course Return
£3,250
6
Squinch Buttress Stone£1,950
7
Parapet Voussoir£700
8
Parapet Arched Springer£1,000
9
Parapet Mullion£800
10
Parapet Mullion Stooling£920
11
Arcade Double Springer£1,500
12
Corbel£1,100
13
Hood Mould£500
14
Hood Mould insertions with Spherical Embellishment £1,100
15
Buttress Weathering Double Return
£920
16
Buttress Weathering Splayed Return
£900
17
Straight Buttress Weathering£820
18
Central Window Mullion£500
For further information or to reserve a stone please contact Sarah Snell on
[email protected] or 01722 555122.
Wyndham House | 65 The Close | Salisbury | SP1 2EN
Salisbury Cathedral is an ecclesiastical corporation established for charitable purposes.
1
Finial
Price £5,000
The Finial is the final stone, or crowning
glory, that sits atop a pinnacle gable or
gablet. It is decorated with stiff leaf
carving.
2
Gablet Weathering Apex
Price £1,280
This is the topmost stone of a gablet,
usually returned into the coping stone;
the finial (above) sits on top of this.
3
Gablet Weathering with Moulding
Price £970
This stone is designed to shed water away
from the buttress below.
4
Dog’s Tooth String Course
Price £2,950
This stone decorates the arch moulding of
the blind arcades just below parapet wall
level.
The pattern consists of four flower petals
forming a square or diamond shape
resembling a pointed canine tooth.
5
Dog’s Tooth String Course Return
Price £3,250
This corner stone decorates the arch
moulding of the blind arcades just below
parapet wall level.
The pattern consists of four flower petals
forming a square or diamond shape
resembling a pointed canine tooth.
6
Squinch Buttress Stone
Price £1,950
The top stone of an octagonal buttress
that terminates into a square to support
the gablet above.
7
Parapet Voussoir
Price £700
A wedge-shaped stone that is used, with
others, to construct an arch or vault.
8
Parapet Arched Springer
Price £1,000
The lowermost Voussoir, located where
the curve of the arch springs from the
vertical support of a wall or pier.
9
Parapet Mullion
Price £800
This stone is the vertical element of the
parapet wall, its primary purpose is to
provide structural support to an arch.
10
Parapet Mullion Stooling
Price £920
The very first stone to be fixed as part of a
parapet wall, often referred to as a cill.
11
Arcade Double Springer
Price £1,500
This symmetrical stone springs from the
corbel below to form Gothic arches on
either side.
12
Corbel
Price £1,100
A corbel is a bracket of stone that steps
upwards and outwards from a vertical
wall and is intended to support weight.
13
Hood Mould
Price £500
Also called a dripstone, or label (from the
Latin ‘labia’ for lip) mould. It is an
external moulded projection from a wall
over an opening to throw off rainwater,
thus protecting the glazing below.
14
Hood Mould Intersection with
Spherical Embellishment
Price £1,100
This moulding is terminated either side
of the stained glass by ornamentation
called a label stop.
15
Buttress Weathering Double Return
Price £920
This stone returns around the buttress
and sheds water away from the plain
ashlar wall below.
16
Buttress Weathering Splayed Return
Price £900
This stone partly returns around the
buttress, its function is to shed water
from the wall below.
17
Straight Buttress Weathering
Price £820
Forming part of the buttress, this stone’s
function is to shed water away from the
wall below.
18
Central Window Mullion
Price £500
The thin division of stone between the
lights of windows.
For further information or to reserve a stone please contact Sarah Snell on
[email protected] or 01722 555122.
Wyndham House | 65 The Close | Salisbury | SP1 2EN
Salisbury Cathedral is an ecclesiastical corporation established for charitable purposes.