Raising Salisbury Cathedral鈥檚 giant 32ft Christmas tree
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The carefully selected Christmas tree is hoisted into position in the nave of Salisbury Cathedral
A giant 32ft (9.75m) tall Christmas tree has been hoisted into position in the nave of Salisbury Cathedral.
The Norway Spruce was delivered to the cathedral on the back of a lorry and manoeuvred into the building with a cherry picker.
The "perfect Christmas tree" was selected by the Cathedral's Clerk of Works from Longleat Forest more than a year ago.
It will remain in place until Candlemas on 2 February, 2024.
The 32ft tree was delivered to the Cathedral by a haulage company
The tree, selected last year from Longleat Estate, was carefully manoeuvred through the main doors of the Cathedral with a cherry picker
Raising the Cathedral's gigantic tree involved a team from the Works Yard using a small winch and a system of ropes.
But it fell to ecclesiastical joiner Richard Pike, to decorate the tree with more than 1,000 fairy lights.
The tree was raised using a small winch and a system of ropes by the works yard team
Getting the tree into place was a difficult and time-consuming operation
The huge tree was originally grown as a "nurse" tree on the Longleat Estates sustainable forest to try and protect small self-seeded oak trees.
By allowing the conifers to grow tall, the trees can shield little oaks from frost and bad weather, and create a microclimate in which saplings can flourish.
The tree has been decorated with more than 1,000 fairy lights
The tree will remain in place until Candlemas on 2 February, 2024
The tree will remain in place until Candlemas, the day on which the Church celebrates the presentation of Jesus in the temple.
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