The English Cathedral Exhibition: Peter Marlow

Salisbury Cathedral will host Peter Marlow: The English Cathedral, the next stage of an ambitious tour of works by the late Magnum photographer, Peter Marlow. This free photographic exhibition chronicling all 42 naves of England’s Anglican cathedrals, will be on show from 27 February – 31 March 2026 during normal cathedral visiting hours. Cathedral general admission tickets required.

Organised by the Peter Marlow Foundation, the charity set up to continue Peter’s legacy, the aim is that this ethereal collection of images will exhibit at each of the 42 cathedrals he visited on his photographic pilgrimage across England. Salisbury Cathedral is the 27th of the 42 cathedrals to host the exhibition so far and marks the first of 2026, which is in the 11th year of the exhibition’s ongoing tour. The exhibition, Peter Marlow: The English Cathedral, invites visitors to embark on a visual journey through the lens of Peter Marlow, capturing the essence of the Cathedral in a play of natural light with all modern artificial lighting turned off. Peter’s photographic portrait of Salisbury Cathedral evocatively transports the viewer back to the site’s historic medieval roots by inviting contemplation of its dramatic gothic interior.