Wells, England

On the way from Bude to Cheltenham, I stopped in Wells to see the cathedral and the old town. It was good to take a break from the driving as I tended to make at least two wrong turns every time I went somewhere.


Construction on the cathedral was begun in the 12th century and lasted for about 200 hundred years. There are many sarcophagi inside containing the remains of bishops from those early years in the building's history.

Our Anglican brothers and sisters are now caring for the cathedral and associated buildings. They are in the midst of a 6 million pound effort to restore the cloisters and make the buildings more accessible. May their work help to bring about a restoration of the unity in the Church for which we all pray.

A gate leading to the Bishop's Palace and the Cathedral

The moat around the Bishop's Palace

Well's Cathedral

Statues on the front of the cathedral

Inside the cathedral (notice the unusual inverted arch)

Madonna and Child

Stained glass windows

More stained glass

Unusual stained glass window

A street near the cathedral

One of the houses on the "Chimney Street"