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- Wells_Cathedral abstract "Wells Cathedral is a Church of England place of worship in Wells, Somerset dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle, and is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells. As with other cathedrals, it is the central church of a diocese and contains the bishop's throne (cathedra). The present building dates from 1175 to 1490, an earlier church having been built on the site in 705. It is moderately sized among the medieval cathedrals of England, falling between those of massive proportion, such as Lincoln and York, and the much smaller cathedrals of Oxford and Carlisle. With its broad west front and large central tower, it is the dominant feature of its small cathedral city and a landmark in the Somerset countryside. Wells has been variously described as "unquestionably one of the most beautiful" and as "the most poetic" of English cathedrals.The architecture of the cathedral presents a harmonious whole which is entirely Gothic and mostly in a single style, the Early English Gothic of the late 12th and early 13th centuries. In this Wells differs from most other English medieval cathedrals, which have parts in the earlier Romanesque architectural style introduced to Britain by the Normans in the 11th century.Work on the cathedral commenced in about 1175 at the eastern end with the building of the choir. The historian John Harvey considers this to be the first truly Gothic structure in Europe, having broken from the last constraints of Romanesque. The stonework of its pointed arcades and fluted piers is enriched by the complexity of the pronounced mouldings and vitality of the carved capitals in a foliate style known as "stiff leaf". The exterior has an Early English façade displaying more than three hundred sculpted figures, and described by Harvey as "the supreme triumph of the combined plastic arts in England". The eastern end retains much ancient stained glass, which is rare in England.Unlike the many English cathedrals of monastic foundation, Wells has an exceptional number of surviving secular buildings associated with its chapter of secular canons, such as the Bishop's Palace and the Vicars' Close, a residential street which has remained intact from the 15th century. The cathedral is a scheduled monument and is designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.".
- Wells_Cathedral architecturalStyle English_Gothic_architecture.
- Wells_Cathedral location Wells,_Somerset.
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- Wells_Cathedral archdeacon List_of_Archdeacons_of_Wells.
- Wells_Cathedral archdeacon Nicola_Sullivan.
- Wells_Cathedral bishop "vacant".
- Wells_Cathedral canontreasurer "Graham Dodds".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "A capital in the narrative of the Fruit Stealers shows a farmer hitting a thief with a garden fork.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "A chantry in the nave".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "A couple sharing a jug of wine".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "A gallery of royalty fills the niches of the north west buttresses, with clerics on the south west.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "A pair of parakeets in a pine tree".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "A recent sculpture, The Weight of our Sins, by Josefina de Vasconcellos in the grounds of the Bishop's Palace".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "A staircase leads from the cathedral to the chapter house and the Chain Gate which gives access to Vicars Close.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "Aerial view of the cathedral and the Vicars' Close".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "Christ the Judge, occupies the gable. Beneath are twelve apostles and nine archangels.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "Detail of the early 14th-century eastern window in the Lady Chapel".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "From the Market Place, Penniless Porch leads to Cathedral Green, and The Bishop's Eye to the Bishop's Palace.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "From the gardens of the Bishop's Palace".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "In the lowest range, many statues are lost but this group of saints remains at the back of the north tower.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "One of several misericords showing contorted figures".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "One of several misericords showing heads".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "St Andrew's Cross arches under the tower".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The 13th-century west front by Thomas Norreys. As a synthesis of form, architectural decoration and figurative sculpture it is considered to be unsurpassed in Britain.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The 13th-century west front was vandalised during the Monmouth Rebellion, destroying many of the carved figures and leaving others, like those of the Coronation of the Virgin, headless.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The Bishop's Palace built by Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The Golden Window at the east end of the choir depicting the Tree of Jesse".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The Lady Chapel was probably by Thomas Witney, . The windows have tracery of a regular net-like pattern and contain ancient stained glass.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The altar and modern furnishings in the nave".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The baptismal font from the Saxon church of Bishop Aldhelm predates the cathedral by more than 400 years.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The cathdral seen beyond the wall and moat of the Bishop's Palace".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The cathedral from the south east. To the right of the central tower is the choir with the Lady Chapel projecting beyond it; to the left the south transept and south west tower.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The central tower, nave and south transept seen from the cloister garth. The nave rises above the pitched roof of the aisle. The buttresses are of low profile.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The chapter house is off the staircase to the right. Its central column and vault are often likened to a palm tree.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The choir stalls have 19th-century stone canopies and modern embroideries commemorating bishops. The 19th century saw the restoration of the building and its fittings.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The cloisters, built in several stages, have Perpendicular tracery.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The eastern bays of the choir showing the reticular vault and the gallery of saints beneath the east window".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The five windows of the Lady Chapel contain ancient stained glass, mostly fragmentary, with only the eastern window remaining intact.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The horizontal line of the nave is emphasised by the unbroken galleries, the string courses and the strongly projecting foliage of the capitals.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The internal dial of the astronomical clock".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The internal elevation of the nave is in three levels: arcade, triforium gallery and clerestory. The triforium has a unique form with the arches not divided into bays.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The north transept with its Medieval clock face, the north porch and north-west tower".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The organ, Harrison & Harrison".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The outer dial and quarter-jacks on the north transept".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The portal of the north porch has complex mouldings with sprouting foliage in the rebates.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The quadripartite vault of the nave was decorated in the 19th century.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The salamander represents Eternal Life.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The stairs to the chapter house and Vicars' Close".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The stellar vault of the Lady Chapel has lierne ribs making a star within a star.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The stiff leaf foliage of the capitals is renowned.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The strongly projecting buttresses have niches for statues.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The vault of the choir has a unique form perhaps patterned on wooden roofs.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The view through William Joy's retrochoir into the Lady Chapel has been described as "one of the most subtle and entrancing architectural prospects in Europe".".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "The walls of the chapter house have fifty-one niches for seating.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "There is a sculpture of the Virgin and Christ Child above the west door.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "To the south and east of the cathedral is the Bishop's Garden and reflecting pool.".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "Vicars' Close extends to the north of the cathedral".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "View along the cloister showing the lierne vault".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "Wells Cathedral from the east".
- Wells_Cathedral caption "Wells Cathedral in the Somerset countryside".
- Wells_Cathedral chancellor "Andrew Featherstone".
- Wells_Cathedral coordinatesDisplay "inline,title".
- Wells_Cathedral country "England".
- Wells_Cathedral dean John_Clarke_(dean_of_Wells).
- Wells_Cathedral denomination Church_of_England.
- Wells_Cathedral designatedDate "1953-11-12".
- Wells_Cathedral diocese Diocese_of_Bath_and_Wells.
- Wells_Cathedral dioceseStart "c.909".
- Wells_Cathedral direction "horizontal".
- Wells_Cathedral fullname "Cathedral Church of St. Andrew".
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- Wells_Cathedral header "Eastern end of the cathedral, 1310–45".
- Wells_Cathedral header "Misericords".
- Wells_Cathedral header "Wells Cathedral and its environs".
- Wells_Cathedral headerAlign "center".
- Wells_Cathedral heritageDesignation "Grade I listed building".
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- Wells_Cathedral image "Cloister at Wells Cathedral.JPG".
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- Wells_Cathedral image "Misericords at Wells Cathedral 16.JPG".
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