Angel Gabriel returns to Salisbury Cathedral

16 July 2009

The Angel Gabriel, one of the eight beautiful angel heads sculpted by Emily Young and seen and loved by many thousands of visitors to Salisbury Cathedral last winter, returned this week. It is now installed in the cloister garden, underneath the cedar trees looking up towards the Cathedral’s soaring spire.

Sculpted from the same Purbeck stone as the Cathedral and positioned on a bronze plinth, the head exudes a profound spirituality, humanity and youthful innocence as well as a deep sense of contemplation.

Canon Treasurer, Mark Bonney, is particularly pleased. “It’s really wonderful to have the Angel Gabriel back in the Cathedral in the cloister garden, where his calm aspect adds to the serenity of the surroundings. The seven and a half heads that Emily Young sculpted for the Cathedral’s 750th anniversary were amongst the highlights of our celebrations last year, now this sculpture will bring joy to the hearts of our visitors for many years to come.”