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Wells Cathedral

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    • Day 20

      Wells

      August 11, 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

      We drove to Wells today, another pretty town with a splendid Cathedral. This one had a few unique features. The architecture is a little different. Apparently those scissor arches were added in about 1310 because some cracks started appearing and it needed reinforcement.

      The carvings outside and inside are also very interesting. They depict many Bible characters (Noah building the ark etc) not that I could tell who was who. The clock is interesting. It is inside so the chimes are not the really loud bells that you would hear in the town. Instead of cuckoos in a cuckoo clock, this one has jousters!

      We had a stroll down the street and popped into a couple of shops, but we were both tired today and headed home for an afternoon nap.
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    • Day 222

      Wells

      April 4, 2018 in England ⋅ ⛅ 6 °C

      Whoop, whoop! Wir sind beim letzten Footprint angelangt! Dann lass ich euch bis morgen wieder in Ruhe.
      Mein letzter Programmpunkt war Englands kleinste ‚City‘ Wells. Wells darf sich ‚City‘ nennen, weil es bei heutzutage nur 10.000 Einwohnern seit dem Mittelalter eine Kathedrale hat und dementsprechend qualifiziert ist. In diese berühmte Kathedrale bin ich dann auch direkt gegangen und hab die Atmosphäre genossen.
      Zugegebenermaßen war mein Kopf nach den zwei vorherigen Stops schon ziemlich erschöpft, also bin ich ziemlich schnell einfach nur durch geschlendert. Nach der Kathedrale bin ich noch zu Vicar‘s Close gelaufen, der einzigen erhaltenen mittelalterlichen Straße in Europa, die einfach nur von normalen Menschen bewohnt wird. Die Straße war echt schön. Das letzte Bild ist übrigens wieder so eins wo ich auch Bilder hab, wo ich in die Kamera gucke, aber das hier ist irgendwie schöner...
      Nach dem zugegebenermaßen ziemlich kurzen Stop in Wells bin ich wieder zu Zsuzsanna gefahren und hab da dann vorm Abendessen geduscht. Seit dem esse ich quasi nur noch und gucke Fernsehen während wir immer mal wieder quatschen - es ist ein sehr schöner Abend.
      Woah! Vor einer Stunde hab ich mit den drei Footprints angefangen! Aber immerhin sind wir jetzt alle auf dem neusten Stand und noch viel wichtiger: jetzt sind wir bis morgen durch.
      Ich hoffe ihr hattet auch alle einen schönen Tag und dass ihr, wenn auch nicht die ganze Zeit, wenigstens jetzt wieder trocken seid - das ist nämlich am wichtigsten! Jetzt erst einmal eine gute Nacht und bis morgen!
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    • Day 4

      Wells

      June 28, 2021 in England ⋅ 🌧 14 °C

      Wells is the smallest city in the UK (excluding the City of London) and is situated on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills; it takes its name from 3 local wells - one in the Market Place and two in the grounds between the Bishop's Palace and the Cathedral.

      We pass some prettily decorated Almshouses on our way to the Market Place and the main city attractions.  We pass through the Bishop's Eye and start at the Bishop's Palace, adjacent to Wells Cathedral; the Palace has been the home of the Bishops of the Diocese of Bath and Wells for 800 years.  The Palace is surrounded by a moat and walls and we walk over a bridge and through the Gatehouse; there is a magnificent croquet lawn in front of the Main House, which is itself next to the Chapel and the ruined Great Hall, and we walk along some of the moat for views.  After leaving, and on our way to see Vicars' Close, we pass the Cathedral West Front (unfortunately covered with scaffolding); Vicars' Close was built in the 14th century and is the only completely medieval street left in England.  

      Then it is back to enter the beautiful Cathedral, which is dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle and built over the period 1176 to 1450; the nave is modern looking due to the "scissor arches" - these were a 14th century solution to sinking tower foundations.  The Chapter House is closed due to the pandemic, but the attractive staircase leading to it is visible.  The Cathedral has a large garden in the middle of the cloisters, a beautiful Quire, a magnificent Cathedral clock (with one of the oldest medieval clock faces in the world, dating from c1390) and an ancient font.

      An excellent place for a visit.
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    • Day 37

      Wells revisited

      November 1, 2023 in England ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F

      Made a detour on the way to Glastonbury to see Wells again -- and this time I actually got to see it in the sunshine :) And the Chained Library was open while I was there this time!

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