Went to see Brokeback Mountain at the local Odeon;
and this, believe it or not, is the cinema's foyer --
also a tourist attraction -- John Halle's Hall.
John Halle (or, confusingly, John Hall...) built this house in 1470;
and it was carefully restored in the 19th century.
From the Wiltshire Community History website:
"The range of activities of a merchant such as John Hall is further evidence of Salisbury’s prosperity.
Hall -- four times Salisbury’s mayor, and thrice its Member of Parliament -- had a ship
with which he imported dyestuffs, almonds, fruit, fish, soap, tar and iron; and
engaged in piracy on the high seas. His personal contribution
to the royal levy of 1449 was 2%
of the total of £66."
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