Historic Doom Painting
by Shirley Mitchell
Title
Historic Doom Painting
Artist
Shirley Mitchell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
St Thomas's Church is a Church of England parish church in central Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. The church was founded in the early 13th century and rebuilt in the 15th century at the expense of the city's prosperous merchants. Above the chancel arch is a large doom painting from the late 15th century or early 16th. The building is Grade I listed.
The doom painting is thought the be one of the best surviving and depicts Jesus and the twelve apostles above portrayals of heaven and hell. The painting was hidden below whitewash in 1593 during the Reformation then uncovered in 1881. The paint has been retouched and restored periodically.
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October 7th, 2025
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