#Wells Cathedral

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These are the chapter house stairs in Wells Cathedral. Someday I’d love to do a supercut of every time these show up on screen. Apparently a lot of filmmakers think they’re perfect for their hero to race up or down while escaping the castle, or to have a swordfight on. They’ve appeared in every other Robin Hood movie or TV series, and anything else where they want a medieval castle feel and some derring-do.

I first noticed them in 1984, when Robin of Sherwood ran up them, took a sharp right through a doorway, and met Maid Marion for the first time. I saw them most recently in Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves - and sat up and went “Aww!”, because they might be 700 years old, but they’re also old friends by this point.

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More views of the unique inverted arches supporting Wells Cathedral

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Interior details - Wells Cathedral, Wells, Somerset, ENGLAND

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein. 2023

Castle interior Wells Cathedral, Cathedral Grn, Wells BA5 2UE, UK See in map

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Wells Cathedral, Chained library

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Visited Wells. Visited Wells Cathedral, the construction of which started in the 12th century.

Absolutely stunning place, part of the Cathedral was used in filming A Discovery of Witches, Season 2.

The final image shows a street called Vicars Close, a 650 year old street built for members of the Vicars Choral. It is one of the oldest, intact medieval streets in Europe.

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A 12th Century Door,

Wells Cathedral, Somerset, United Kingdom.

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Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza, Torres Blancas, Madrid, Spain, 1961 VS Cathedral Church of St Andrew, Wells, United Kingdom, 1183-1260 ph. Carl Norman © Andrew Dickson White Architectural Photographs Collection | Cornell University Library

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Wells Cathedral, England MMXXIII

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Wells Cathedral

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The famous scissor arches in the nave of Wells Cathedral, Somerset

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WELLS CATHEDRAL - ENGLAND

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Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle.

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Property spotlight: Cathedral views

Property spotlight: Cathedral views

Cities are fascinating entities – at least they are here in Britain. Throughout history, cities have come about due to a number of different factors; population size, status granted by a ruling monarch or if the place has a diocesan cathedral – to name just three reasons. This week, we’ve chosen ‘city’ properties enjoying cathedral views that are on the market, one from each of the four home…

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Engaland Swings Like a Pendulum Do

Stonehenge (24th cent. BC) As I have mentioned before (the ad nauseum is still pending), I have been scanning my Kodachromes from the olden days. Each time I embark on this effort I am rewarded by a jewel or two that had either escaped my scrutiny or that I had forgotten. (Forgotten” might be the more operative word here.) It is really a joy to find such gems, especially once they are scanned…