Wells Cathedral
The Brown's Gatehouse is a grade 1 listed building and was built around 1451, by Bishop Thomas Beckington (also spelt Beckyngton), at a cost of 200 marks. It provides an entrance to the Cathedral Precincts from Sadler Street. It is named after the shoemaker Richard Brown, who was the next door tenant in 1553 In the 19th century it was known as The Dean's Eye.
It is a two-storey archway of Doulting ashlar stone, with a Welsh slate roof with coped gables behind parapets. The arch has a ribbed vault. There is a doorway within the porch to a staircase to the first floor.
Wells Cathedral
The Brown's Gatehouse is a grade 1 listed building and was built around 1451, by Bishop Thomas Beckington (also spelt Beckyngton), at a cost of 200 marks. It provides an entrance to the Cathedral Precincts from Sadler Street. It is named after the shoemaker Richard Brown, who was the next door tenant in 1553 In the 19th century it was known as The Dean's Eye.
It is a two-storey archway of Doulting ashlar stone, with a Welsh slate roof with coped gables behind parapets. The arch has a ribbed vault. There is a doorway within the porch to a staircase to the first floor.