Salisbury Cathedral almost two centuries. The cathedral is also the subject of William Golding's novel "The Spire" which deals with the fictional Dean Jocelin who makes the building of the spire his life's work. The construction of the cathedral is an important plot point in Edward Rutherfurd's historical novel "Sarum", which explores the historical settlement of the Salisbury area. The cathedral has been mentioned by the author Ken Follett as one of two models for the fictional Kingsbridge Cathedral in his historical novel "The Pillars of the Earth". It was also used for some external shots in the 2010 miniseries based on
Cathedral (band) Blast for their final three albums. These albums included the "inspired" and "quirky" but "uneven" "The Garden of Unearthly Delights", the double-disc "The Guessing Game", which was touted as the "most psychedelic, progressive material in the band's entire catalog" and the "true doom" of the band's farewell album, "The Last Spire". While Cathedral had contemplated disbanding in the past, most recently after the release of "The Garden of Unearthly Delights" in 2006, on 6 February 2011, Cathedral announced that they would disband after the release of "The Last Spire" in April 2013. Dorrian explained that "It's simply time for us