Walking Madonna
Walking Madonna is a work of art in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Walking Madonna is situated nearby to the church Salisbury Cathedral, as well as near the work of art Angels Harmony.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: sculpture by Elisabeth Frink in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England
- Also known as: “Walking Madonna by Elisabeth Frink (Salisbury)”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Salisbury Cathedral and Mompesson House.
Salisbury Cathedral
Church
Photo: Solipsist, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Salisbury Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Salisbury, England. The cathedral is regarded as one of the leading examples of Early English Gothic design.
Mompesson House
Photo: Seb Ballard, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mompesson House is an 18th-century house in the Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The house is Grade I listed and has been in the ownership of the National Trust since 1975. Mompesson House is situated 440 feet north of Walking Madonna.
The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum is a military museum at The Close in Salisbury, England. It is housed in a Grade II* listed building known as The Wardrobe. The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum is situated 520 feet northwest of Walking Madonna.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harnham and Bemerton.
Harnham
Suburb
Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harnham is a suburb of the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England, centred about 0.6 miles south of Salisbury Cathedral and across the River Avon. Harnham is split into the areas of West Harnham and East Harnham.
Bemerton
Suburb
Photo: Chris Talbot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bemerton, once a rural hamlet and later a civil parish to the west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, is now a suburb of that city. Modern-day Bemerton has areas known as Bemerton Heath, Bemerton Village and Lower Bemerton.
Stratford-sub-Castle
Village
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stratford-sub-Castle in Wiltshire, England, was anciently a separate village and civil parish, but is now in Salisbury. At approximately 170 ft above sea level, it is dominated to the east by the remains of an Iron Age hillfort, within the boundaries of which a Norman castle was built. Stratford-sub-Castle is situated 1½ miles north of Walking Madonna.
Walking Madonna
- Categories: sculpture and tourism
- Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.06561° or 51° 3′ 56″ northLongitude
-1.79814° or 1° 47′ 53″ westInception
1981Open location code
9C3W3682+6POpenStreetMap ID
node 6270603235OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q97512010
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In Other Languages
“Walking Madonna” goes by many names.
- German: “Walking Madonna”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Angels Harmony and The Rifles Berkshire and Wiltshire Museum.
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