June Osborne
Listen to Bishop June talk about her journey from inner city Manchester to bishop in the Church in Wales via the Deanery of Salisbury
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Frances Hale
Two of the most striking Victorian buildings in Salisbury were constructed by the business run by Frances Hale
Salome Pelly
Dr Rosa Salome Pelly was a remarkable woman. Daughter of Bishop Wordsworth she read medicine at Oxford combining her career with being mother of 5 children. As well as reading her story you can listen to her daughter Robina talking about her mother’s life
Jacquiline Creswell
You may not recognise the name but many reading this will have seen the amazing art exhibitions at Salisbury Cathedral. Listen to the story of how Jacquiline made the journey from growing up in apartheid SouthAfrica to Visual Arts Advisor at Salisbury Cathedral
Cornelia Funke
Often referred to as the ‘German J K Rowling’, in this podcast Cornelia talks about her love affair with Salisbury and the book she set in the city and its surroundings
Olivia Chapple
You may have heard of the charity “Horatio’s Garden” but in this podcast you can listen to Horatio’s mother, Olivia, tell her story
Spotlight on a Volunteer
Listen to Jenny talking about the joys and challenges of being a Her Salisbury Story Volunteer
Ela Countess of Salisbury
Ela of Salisbury has been referred to as a ‘towering female figure’ who left an important legacy that lives on even today, over 800 years later.
Mary Sidney Herbert
Mary Herbert Countess of Pembroke, was one of the most influential literary figures of the Renaissance era
Margaret Duncan
Margaret Duncan was the first Lady superintendent of Salisbury Training School (later Sarum St Michael)
Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers is best known for her detective fiction but she was much more than a popular novelist