Wells Cathedral Interior (i)
Posted in Architecture, Trips at 12:00 on 3 November 2024
Normally when there isn’t a charge for churches, museums and the like we will give a suitable amount, as we did at Lichfield Cathedral.
Wells Cathedral doesn’t insist on a charge to enter but the way the approach is constructed makes it difficult or embarrassing to avoid. It leaves a small amount of resentment towards the institution and spoils the experience a bit.
Wells Cathedral is quite impressive inside though.
Ceiling:-
Ceiling and altar:-
Perhaps the most striking feature is a set of internal buttresses. These were inserted when the addition to the cathedral of a heightened tower and spire meant the walls started to bend, necessitating internal strengthening and bracing. Three are known as St Andrew’s Cross arches. The fourth side is braced by a choir screen:-
I must have moved my camera on this shot though:-
The Chantry Chapel:-
Inside the Chantry Chapel:-
Another ceiling, by the Chapter House I think:-
Low Altar and St Andrew’s arch:-
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