Wells Cathedral has some conventional stained glass:-

The Lady Chapel is an exception – as I mentioned here. Kaleidoscopic glass windows:-

In side chapel off Lady Chapel:-

Cloister:-

Mosaic floor:-

Transepts:-

Stalls in choir:-

The font, much altered and moved from its original location:-

The Star. Artwork representing the Star of Bethlehem:-

The Lady Chapel. Much of the glass was reconstructed kaleidoscopically after being smashed by Puritan soldiers in the seventeenth century:-

Clock. Thought to be the second oldest working clock in the world:-

Information about the clock:-

Door and stained glass windows:-

Clerestory:-

Clerestory and stained glass:-

Organ pipes:-

Stairs up to the Chapter House in Wells Cathedral. Yes the steps are a bit dodgy:-

View downwards from Chapter House entrance:-

There’s a further set of stairs upwards from the Chapter House entrance:-

Chapter House entrance:-

Supporting column and ceiling:-

Windows and stained glass in Chapter House:-

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:-

Our second full day in Somerset was spent further south than Bath.

Our first stop was Wells mainly to have a look at the Cathedral, of which our first glimpse was from the town behind a pair of archways :-

Cathedral frontage:-