Brewer's: Salisbury Cathedral

Begun in 1220, and finished in 1258; noted for having the loftiest spire in the United Kingdom. It is 400 feet high, or thirty feet higher than the dome of St. Paul's.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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