The Chapel In Wells

Michaela Perryman

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Michaela Perryman

Baldivis, Australia

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The Chapel In Wells

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Michaela Perryman

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The Chapel in Vicars Close, Wells, Somerset, UK

The chapel was built between 1424 and 1430 at the north end of the close. It is eight degrees out of alignment with the rest of the close. This is because the northern wall of the chapel was built on top of the old wall enclosing the Liberty of St Andrew. The Liberty encompassed 52 acres (21 ha) broadly situated to the east of the city centre of Wells. The main part of the Liberty formed a walled precinct within the city (which was otherwise not walled) and this included Wells Cathedral, the Cathedral Green, the Bishop's Palace, the Old Deanery, and the Vicars' Close. To compensate for the misalignment of the chapel the roof slopes to the west so that it appears level from the close.

Most of the Vicars' Chapel is rubble masonry however the south face which can be seen from the close is of white Conglomerate quarried locally. The shields on the wall are those of Nicholas Bubwith, suggesting that construction was started during his reign as bishop between 1407 and 1424, and John Stafford who was bishop from 1424 until 1443 suggesting that construction was completed under his episcopate

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Churches 2805/2020
Travel Art 21/07/2021

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Tatiana Travelways

Las Vegas, NV - United States

Your beautiful picture has been featured in the "Travel Art" group's front gallery! For further exposure, please see our home page for the links: https://fineartamerica.com/groups/1-travel-art.html

Michaela Perryman replied:

Thank you