Mace Stand
by Shirley Mitchell
Title
Mace Stand
Artist
Shirley Mitchell
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The mace stand in St Thomas's Church in central Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It is used to support the heavy city maces during Mayoral services because St Thomas’s is the city parish church.
The stand has a brass bar at the half-way point with fitting for three maces, and is surmounted by a segmented pediment above which is a carved Royal Coat of Arms 1714-1801. This is very unusual in that the Lion is backed by the Unicorn and vice versa, so that the coat of arms is seen correctly from both sides.
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.
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October 7th, 2025
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