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The Misericords and history of St Andrews Cathedral, Wells

Wells Cathedral has sixty four, mid 14th century misericords, unfortunately, only a few of these are publicly viewable.

Click to launch a description of the misericords of Wells Cathedral

Please click on the thumbnail misericords for larger images.

 

Nick Jones has kindly let me have a design based on some of the misericords at Wells Cathedral
History of Wells Cathedral, Somerset.
Wells Cathedral, was founded in 705 AD, and although none of the original church remains, a small part of it has been excavated within the confines of the cloisters.
Some of the crypt of the present Cathedral  dates from the 10th century, but the main body of the cathedral dates from 1180. Most of the current structure dates from the late 12th and early 13th centuries.  It was largely as it is now by its dedication  in 1239.
It is worth noting that of the 64 misericords, which date from 1330-1340, twelve of these are unfinished.
Wells Cathedral is unique among British cathedrals, in as much as it still has the complete collection of associated buildings. Such as chapter house, vicars close, cloisters and school.

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