Photos from the South West/Wessex TTFF Trip to Wells
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Photos of the Interior of the Cathederal

The north aisle of the cathederal The west window viewed from the nave
The north aisle and west window
The south aisle of the quire The east window of the south quire aisle
The south aisle of the quire, and a close-up of the east window
The clock, dating from at least 1392 A close up of the clock-face Jack Blandiver, Quarterjack
The clock, dating from at least 1392 A close-up of the clock face The quarterjack, Jack Blandiver,
has struck his bell every quarter-hour for centuries
The base of the North West Tower Capitals at the base of th North-west Tower
The base of the North-West Tower, and a closeup of the column capitals
the scissor arches from the South Transcept the scissor arches from the North side of the nave close-up of the crossing point of the scissor arches
The scissor arches, viewed from the South transcept, the north side of the nave and a close-up of the crossing.
The arches were constructed in the 14th Century to transfer the weight of the tower away from the collapsing foundations on the west side, to the stronger eastern foundations.
The rood carvings The Saxon font, with Jacobian cover
The rood carvings, made by an Italian whos only other known work is the small prototype carving of the rood The Saxon font, which was brought from the original cathederal of Wells, with its fine Jacobian cover
The door from the east cloister to the cathederal - the Bishop's entrance the 15th Century East Cloister
The door from the east cloister into the south transcept of the Cathederal, the Bishop's entrance Looking down the 15th Century East Cloister, to the door to the Bishop's Palace. This doorway survives from the original, and obviously narrower, 13th Century cloister

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