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Didn't know it at the time, but these old houses is Llwellyn's Almshouses on Priests Row in Wells (didn't take too much of it and was only on this side of the road).
This is a door on the almshouses (at least I think this is part of this almshouse).
It is Grade II listed. Founded 1614, mostly rebuilt 1887 - 1901 to designs by Charles Brown. In the centre is the gated entrance with this 4-centre arch gateway which reads "Llewellyn's Almshouses founded 1614 rebuilt 1887", it has a shield above it.
I walked past this door first, before passing the arch gateway.
Llwellyn's Almshouses, Priests Row, Wells - Heritage Gateway
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
Didn't know it at the time, but these old houses is Llwellyn's Almshouses on Priests Row in Wells (didn't take too much of it and was only on this side of the road).
It is Grade II listed. Founded 1614, mostly rebuilt 1887 - 1901 to designs by Charles Brown. In the centre is the gated entrance with this 4-centre arch gateway which reads "Llewellyn's Almshouses founded 1614 rebuilt 1887" (you can't really read it in my photo here - I was just walking by it and snapped it like this), it has a shield above it.
Llwellyn's Almshouses, Priests Row, Wells - Heritage Gateway
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
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Well you couldn't get any more quintessentially English than this, watching The Palace Croquet Club at the Bishop's Palace in Well, Somerset. Wells is also known as the location used for the cult comedy Hot Fuzz.
The Grade I Listed Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset.
Construction began around 1210 by Bishop Jocelin of Wells but principally dates from 1230. Bishop Jocelin continued the cathedral building campaign begun by Bishop Reginald Fitz Jocelin, and was responsible for building the Bishop's Palace, as well as the choristers' school, a grammar school, a hospital for travellers and a chapel within the liberty of the cathedral. The chapel and great hall were built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Robert Burnell. The windows had stone tracery. Stone bosses where the supporting ribs meet on the ceiling are covered with representations of oak leaves and the Green Man. The building is seen as a fine example of the Early English architectural style.
In the 14th century, Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury continued the building. He had an uneasy relationship with the citizens of Wells, partly because of his imposition of taxes, and surrounded his palace with crenellated walls, a moat and a drawbridge. The 5 metres (16 ft) high three-storey gatehouse, which dates from 1341, has a bridge over the moat. The entrance was protected by a heavy gate, portcullis and drawbridge, operated by machinery above the entrance, and spouts through which defenders could pour scalding liquids onto any attacker. The drawbridge was still operational in 1831 when it was closed after word was received that the Palace of the Bishop of Bristol was subject to an arson attack during the Bristol riots. These took place after the House of Lords rejected the second Reform Bill. The proposal had aimed to get rid of some of the rotten boroughs and give Britain's fast growing industrial towns such as Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford and Leeds greater representation in the House of Commons; however there was no rioting in Wells. The water which filled the moat flowed from the springs in the grounds which had previously chosen its own course as a small stream separating the cathedral and the palace and causing marshy ground around the site. The moat acted as a reservoir, controlled by sluice gates, which powered watermills in the town.
The north wing (now the Bishop's House) was added in the 15th century by Bishop Beckington, with further modifications in the 18th century, and in 1810 by Bishop Beadon. It was restored, divided, and the upper storey added by Benjamin Ferrey between 1846 and 1854. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1548, Bishop Barlow sold Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset the palace and grounds. These were recovered after the Duke's execution in 1552.
In the 1550s, Bishop Barlow sold the lead from the roofs of the great hall. This resulted in it falling into a ruined state. It can be seen in an engraving of 1733 but was largely demolished around 1830 by Bishop Law. He created a "more picturesque ruin" by removing the south and east walls and laying out and planting the area previously occupied by the great hall. The palace was used as a garrison for troops in both the English Civil War and Monmouth Rebellion after which it was used as a prison for rebels after the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Bishop Kidder was killed during the Great Storm of 1703, when two chimney stacks in the palace fell on him and his wife, while they were asleep in bed. A central porch was added around 1824 and, in the 1840s and 1850s, Benjamin Ferrey restored the palace and added an upper storey. He also restored the chapel using stained glass from ruined French churches.
The palace now belongs to the Church Commissioners and is managed and run by The Palace Trust. The main palace is open to the public, including the medieval vaulted undercroft, chapel and a long gallery, although the Bishops House is still used as a residence and offices. There is a cafe overlooking the Croquet Lawn. The palace is licensed for weddings and used for conferences and meetings. The croquet lawn in front of the palace is used on a regular basis. The palace was used as a location for some of the scenes in the 2007 British comedy Hot Fuzz, and more recently in the 2016 film The Huntsman.
The gardens of the Grade I Listed Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset.
Construction began around 1210 by Bishop Jocelin of Wells but principally dates from 1230. Bishop Jocelin continued the cathedral building campaign begun by Bishop Reginald Fitz Jocelin, and was responsible for building the Bishop's Palace, as well as the choristers' school, a grammar school, a hospital for travellers and a chapel within the liberty of the cathedral. The chapel and great hall were built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Robert Burnell. The windows had stone tracery. Stone bosses where the supporting ribs meet on the ceiling are covered with representations of oak leaves and the Green Man. The building is seen as a fine example of the Early English architectural style.
In the 14th century, Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury continued the building. He had an uneasy relationship with the citizens of Wells, partly because of his imposition of taxes, and surrounded his palace with crenellated walls, a moat and a drawbridge. The 5 metres (16 ft) high three-storey gatehouse, which dates from 1341, has a bridge over the moat. The entrance was protected by a heavy gate, portcullis and drawbridge, operated by machinery above the entrance, and spouts through which defenders could pour scalding liquids onto any attacker. The drawbridge was still operational in 1831 when it was closed after word was received that the Palace of the Bishop of Bristol was subject to an arson attack during the Bristol riots. These took place after the House of Lords rejected the second Reform Bill. The proposal had aimed to get rid of some of the rotten boroughs and give Britain's fast growing industrial towns such as Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford and Leeds greater representation in the House of Commons; however there was no rioting in Wells. The water which filled the moat flowed from the springs in the grounds which had previously chosen its own course as a small stream separating the cathedral and the palace and causing marshy ground around the site. The moat acted as a reservoir, controlled by sluice gates, which powered watermills in the town.
The north wing (now the Bishop's House) was added in the 15th century by Bishop Beckington, with further modifications in the 18th century, and in 1810 by Bishop Beadon. It was restored, divided, and the upper storey added by Benjamin Ferrey between 1846 and 1854. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1548, Bishop Barlow sold Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset the palace and grounds. These were recovered after the Duke's execution in 1552.
In the 1550s, Bishop Barlow sold the lead from the roofs of the great hall. This resulted in it falling into a ruined state. It can be seen in an engraving of 1733 but was largely demolished around 1830 by Bishop Law. He created a "more picturesque ruin" by removing the south and east walls and laying out and planting the area previously occupied by the great hall. The palace was used as a garrison for troops in both the English Civil War and Monmouth Rebellion after which it was used as a prison for rebels after the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Bishop Kidder was killed during the Great Storm of 1703, when two chimney stacks in the palace fell on him and his wife, while they were asleep in bed. A central porch was added around 1824 and, in the 1840s and 1850s, Benjamin Ferrey restored the palace and added an upper storey. He also restored the chapel using stained glass from ruined French churches.
The palace now belongs to the Church Commissioners and is managed and run by The Palace Trust. The main palace is open to the public, including the medieval vaulted undercroft, chapel and a long gallery, although the Bishops House is still used as a residence and offices. There is a cafe overlooking the Croquet Lawn. The palace is licensed for weddings and used for conferences and meetings. The croquet lawn in front of the palace is used on a regular basis. The palace was used as a location for some of the scenes in the 2007 British comedy Hot Fuzz, and more recently in the 2016 film The Huntsman.
a long lived in street
It is believed to be the oldest planned street in Europe. It is in the smallest city in the UK, Wells in Somerset. It may date from the mid 14th century.
The Close owes it's origins to the grant of land and buildings being given by Walter de Hulle, a canon of the Cathedral, for the purpose of accomodating thirteen chantry priests.
Vicars' Close, Wells on Wikipedia
The buildings in Vicars' Close are Grade I listed.
Includes: 1-13 Vicars' Close, Wells and Boundary Walls 14-27 Vicars' Close, Wells -and Boundary Walls
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
Was in a pub in Wells in 2009 when I saw the Market Cross on a mat. I then experimented with editting it on my phone at that time.
Edit of last shot, slightly brighter.
Think this was in the Crown pub in Wells.
This is the market cross in Wells. It is Grade II* listed.
Market cross with fountain. c1797 by Harcourt Masters of Bath.
Limestone. Triangular-plan monument in Gothic style with
classical base, set in a circular pool. Rusticated base with
frosted rustication to corner shafts, the NW and SW faces
having pointed-arched recesses with former outlets for water;
the E face has a cascade.
Ogee-arched openings with flower carvings to architraves to
central block above, framed by 5-shafted columns with foliate
capitals and surmounted by finials with frosted rustication.
Centre section is crowned by a shallow coved cornice with
similar flower-type carvings, and frosted rustication finials
to corners and to ogee-domed top. Pool is surrounded by wall
with chamfered plinth and moulded coping; the pool is breached
by a platform on the NW and SW faces.
HISTORICAL NOTE: this replaced Bishop Becknynton's conduit
which was demolished in 1796, and was gravity fed by a pump
house in the garden of the Bishop's Palace (qv). It cost »150
to build.
(Serel T: The History of Wells, published lecture of
03.05.1858: 1858-).
The Market Cross, Wells - Heritage Gateway
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
St Cuthbert's parish church in Wells, Somerset, is one of those churches which would invite uneviable comparison with the huge cathedral which dominates the other end of the city of Wells. But, despite the presence of its bigger neighbour, St Cuthbert's manages to establish itself as a splendid building in its own right.
While the cathedral plays with architecture as a massive concept, the builders of St Cuthberts achieved a delicacy - both inside and out - which the cathedral does not. If the cathedral is shouting the Christian message then St Cuthbert's is a quiet yet authoritative whisper. The church's crowning glory is a superb painted ceiling in the nave which would put some cathedrals I have visited to shame.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157629185113870/ to view the full set.
Wearing my film geek hat for a moment, St Cuthbert's appears extensively in the 2007 British action comedy 'Hot Fuzz' as the parish church of the mythical town of Sandford. The film's director Edgar Wright came from Wells and chose his home town for many scenes in Hot Fuzz including the 'Hollywood style' epic shoot-out in the town square. Wright said of Wells: "I love it but I also want to trash it".
In the film Britain's most effective police officer (Simon Pegg) is exiled from London to Sandford for having a 400% arrest record in the belief that a quiet country town will crimp his style. Instead he discovers the town is under the thumb of a murderous neighbourhood watch scheme run by actors Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Kenneth Cranham and Billie Whitelaw.
St Cuthbert's churchyard is used as the setting for the church fair while the church tower is used for the murder of the town's local newspaper reporter - his crime was too many misprints and factual errors. Timothy Dalton even comes to grief on a scale model of St Cuthbert's in the film's finale. Actor Paul Freeman portrayed the vicar of 'Sandford parish church'.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Fuzz
The church is believed to have Saxon origins but the Saxon church may have been located further up the hill than the present site. The only traces of the Norman church are a damaged piscina and all later major developments are 13th to 16th century. Until 1561 the church had a central tower but, as encountered in other British churches, this was unstable and either collapsed or was removed around that date.
The Grade I Listed Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset.
Construction began around 1210 by Bishop Jocelin of Wells but principally dates from 1230. Bishop Jocelin continued the cathedral building campaign begun by Bishop Reginald Fitz Jocelin, and was responsible for building the Bishop's Palace, as well as the choristers' school, a grammar school, a hospital for travellers and a chapel within the liberty of the cathedral. The chapel and great hall were built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Robert Burnell. The windows had stone tracery. Stone bosses where the supporting ribs meet on the ceiling are covered with representations of oak leaves and the Green Man. The building is seen as a fine example of the Early English architectural style.
In the 14th century, Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury continued the building. He had an uneasy relationship with the citizens of Wells, partly because of his imposition of taxes, and surrounded his palace with crenellated walls, a moat and a drawbridge. The 5 metres (16 ft) high three-storey gatehouse, which dates from 1341, has a bridge over the moat. The entrance was protected by a heavy gate, portcullis and drawbridge, operated by machinery above the entrance, and spouts through which defenders could pour scalding liquids onto any attacker. The drawbridge was still operational in 1831 when it was closed after word was received that the Palace of the Bishop of Bristol was subject to an arson attack during the Bristol riots. These took place after the House of Lords rejected the second Reform Bill. The proposal had aimed to get rid of some of the rotten boroughs and give Britain's fast growing industrial towns such as Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford and Leeds greater representation in the House of Commons; however there was no rioting in Wells. The water which filled the moat flowed from the springs in the grounds which had previously chosen its own course as a small stream separating the cathedral and the palace and causing marshy ground around the site. The moat acted as a reservoir, controlled by sluice gates, which powered watermills in the town.
The north wing (now the Bishop's House) was added in the 15th century by Bishop Beckington, with further modifications in the 18th century, and in 1810 by Bishop Beadon. It was restored, divided, and the upper storey added by Benjamin Ferrey between 1846 and 1854. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1548, Bishop Barlow sold Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset the palace and grounds. These were recovered after the Duke's execution in 1552.
In the 1550s, Bishop Barlow sold the lead from the roofs of the great hall. This resulted in it falling into a ruined state. It can be seen in an engraving of 1733 but was largely demolished around 1830 by Bishop Law. He created a "more picturesque ruin" by removing the south and east walls and laying out and planting the area previously occupied by the great hall. The palace was used as a garrison for troops in both the English Civil War and Monmouth Rebellion after which it was used as a prison for rebels after the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Bishop Kidder was killed during the Great Storm of 1703, when two chimney stacks in the palace fell on him and his wife, while they were asleep in bed. A central porch was added around 1824 and, in the 1840s and 1850s, Benjamin Ferrey restored the palace and added an upper storey. He also restored the chapel using stained glass from ruined French churches.
The palace now belongs to the Church Commissioners and is managed and run by The Palace Trust. The main palace is open to the public, including the medieval vaulted undercroft, chapel and a long gallery, although the Bishops House is still used as a residence and offices. There is a cafe overlooking the Croquet Lawn. The palace is licensed for weddings and used for conferences and meetings. The croquet lawn in front of the palace is used on a regular basis. The palace was used as a location for some of the scenes in the 2007 British comedy Hot Fuzz, and more recently in the 2016 film The Huntsman.
Without a little exposed "grey matter" you might not get that it's a zombie! "Brain" made with a plush pink cotton velour.
Zombie Puss is a one-of-a-kind (as in No. I won't be making another like it - ever!) very warm, puke-green and totally gross kitty hat! Extended tongue, dead eyes, and yes, braiiiins! Complete with paws and blood-red claws, pocket scarf style, and lined with polar fleece. VERY warm, my kitties! Listed on Etsy.
Hot Fuzz: an extremely soft shell with teddy bear ears; fully lined in a black cotton French terry. Cool lavender paw print! Available on Etsy!
Without a little exposed "grey matter" you might not get that it's a zombie! "Brain" made with a plush pink cotton velour.
Zombie Puss is a one-of-a-kind (as in No. I won't be making another like it - ever!) very warm, puke-green and totally gross kitty hat! Extended tongue, dead eyes, and yes, braiiiins! Complete with paws and blood-red claws, pocket scarf style, and lined with polar fleece. VERY warm, my kitties! Listed on Etsy.
Hot Fuzz: an extremely soft shell with teddy bear ears; fully lined in a black cotton French terry. Cool lavender paw print! Available on Etsy!
St Cuthbert's parish church in Wells, Somerset, is one of those churches which would invite uneviable comparison with the huge cathedral which dominates the other end of the city of Wells. But, despite the presence of its bigger neighbour, St Cuthbert's manages to establish itself as a splendid building in its own right.
While the cathedral plays with architecture as a massive concept, the builders of St Cuthberts achieved a delicacy - both inside and out - which the cathedral does not. If the cathedral is shouting the Christian message then St Cuthbert's is a quiet yet authoritative whisper. The church's crowning glory is a superb painted ceiling in the nave which would put some cathedrals I have visited to shame.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157629185113870/ to view the full set.
Wearing my film geek hat for a moment, St Cuthbert's appears extensively in the 2007 British action comedy 'Hot Fuzz' as the parish church of the mythical town of Sandford. The film's director Edgar Wright came from Wells and chose his home town for many scenes in Hot Fuzz including the 'Hollywood style' epic shoot-out in the town square. Wright said of Wells: "I love it but I also want to trash it".
In the film Britain's most effective police officer (Simon Pegg) is exiled from London to Sandford for having a 400% arrest record in the belief that a quiet country town will crimp his style. Instead he discovers the town is under the thumb of a murderous neighbourhood watch scheme run by actors Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Kenneth Cranham and Billie Whitelaw.
St Cuthbert's churchyard is used as the setting for the church fair while the church tower is used for the murder of the town's local newspaper reporter - his crime was too many misprints and factual errors. Timothy Dalton even comes to grief on a scale model of St Cuthbert's in the film's finale. Actor Paul Freeman portrayed the vicar of 'Sandford parish church'.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Fuzz
The church is believed to have Saxon origins but the Saxon church may have been located further up the hill than the present site. The only traces of the Norman church are a damaged piscina and all later major developments are 13th to 16th century. Until 1561 the church had a central tower but, as encountered in other British churches, this was unstable and either collapsed or was removed around that date.
Hot Fuzz: an extremely soft shell with teddy bear ears; fully lined in a black cotton French terry. Cool lavender paw print! Available on Etsy!
The Grade I Listed Chapel at the Bishop's Palace, in Wells, Somerset.
This simple, graceful building is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and St. Mark. The unusual dedication is depicted in the modern icon by Silvia Dimitrova which stands to the side of the altar. Built by Bishop Robert Burnell at around the same time as the adjoining Great Hall in the late-thirteenth century, the windows are surprisingly large for the period and the tracery in them is an exceptionally fine example of the Early English style. The roof bosses are of naturalistic foliage and bizarre animals painted in traditional medieval colours.
The Chapel was restored by Bishop George Henry Law in the nineteenth century. In the windows he used fragments of French medieval glass from churches in the Rouen area, which were destroyed in the revolutionary era.
The pews are early-twentieth century and were carved by apprentice craftsmen from around the diocese. A keen eye can spot the names of their parishes carved into the woodwork.
The Chapel was re-ordered in 2006. The new altar, made of maple and Ancaster stone, was designed by David John and made by Richard Richardson. The altar stands above engraved stone work by John Rowlands Pritchard, with the text, ‘God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself; and has given us the ministry of reconciliation’. (2 Corinthians 5:18).
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YES...............DARE To Think For Yourself
With a license plate like this.....I "think" it will not be necessary to block it out :-)
Woodward Ave parking lot.
Royal Oak, Michigan
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A sculpture in the grounds of the Grade I Listed Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset.
Construction began around 1210 by Bishop Jocelin of Wells but principally dates from 1230. Bishop Jocelin continued the cathedral building campaign begun by Bishop Reginald Fitz Jocelin, and was responsible for building the Bishop's Palace, as well as the choristers' school, a grammar school, a hospital for travellers and a chapel within the liberty of the cathedral. The chapel and great hall were built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Robert Burnell. The windows had stone tracery. Stone bosses where the supporting ribs meet on the ceiling are covered with representations of oak leaves and the Green Man. The building is seen as a fine example of the Early English architectural style.
In the 14th century, Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury continued the building. He had an uneasy relationship with the citizens of Wells, partly because of his imposition of taxes, and surrounded his palace with crenellated walls, a moat and a drawbridge. The 5 metres (16 ft) high three-storey gatehouse, which dates from 1341, has a bridge over the moat. The entrance was protected by a heavy gate, portcullis and drawbridge, operated by machinery above the entrance, and spouts through which defenders could pour scalding liquids onto any attacker. The drawbridge was still operational in 1831 when it was closed after word was received that the Palace of the Bishop of Bristol was subject to an arson attack during the Bristol riots. These took place after the House of Lords rejected the second Reform Bill. The proposal had aimed to get rid of some of the rotten boroughs and give Britain's fast growing industrial towns such as Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford and Leeds greater representation in the House of Commons; however there was no rioting in Wells. The water which filled the moat flowed from the springs in the grounds which had previously chosen its own course as a small stream separating the cathedral and the palace and causing marshy ground around the site. The moat acted as a reservoir, controlled by sluice gates, which powered watermills in the town.
The north wing (now the Bishop's House) was added in the 15th century by Bishop Beckington, with further modifications in the 18th century, and in 1810 by Bishop Beadon. It was restored, divided, and the upper storey added by Benjamin Ferrey between 1846 and 1854. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1548, Bishop Barlow sold Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset the palace and grounds. These were recovered after the Duke's execution in 1552.
In the 1550s, Bishop Barlow sold the lead from the roofs of the great hall. This resulted in it falling into a ruined state. It can be seen in an engraving of 1733 but was largely demolished around 1830 by Bishop Law. He created a "more picturesque ruin" by removing the south and east walls and laying out and planting the area previously occupied by the great hall. The palace was used as a garrison for troops in both the English Civil War and Monmouth Rebellion after which it was used as a prison for rebels after the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Bishop Kidder was killed during the Great Storm of 1703, when two chimney stacks in the palace fell on him and his wife, while they were asleep in bed. A central porch was added around 1824 and, in the 1840s and 1850s, Benjamin Ferrey restored the palace and added an upper storey. He also restored the chapel using stained glass from ruined French churches.
The palace now belongs to the Church Commissioners and is managed and run by The Palace Trust. The main palace is open to the public, including the medieval vaulted undercroft, chapel and a long gallery, although the Bishops House is still used as a residence and offices. There is a cafe overlooking the Croquet Lawn. The palace is licensed for weddings and used for conferences and meetings. The croquet lawn in front of the palace is used on a regular basis. The palace was used as a location for some of the scenes in the 2007 British comedy Hot Fuzz, and more recently in the 2016 film The Huntsman.
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This is the Market Square in Wells, Somerset. I wish that I took a proper picture of The Crown in Wells (we went inside). It has a history linked to William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania in the USA. I could crop this picture to get a closer look of it I would guess (thought I didn't get it). It is Grade II listed.
At the bottom is a NatWest bank.
It was here from The Crown Inn that William Penn spoke to the crowd in Market Square, before he headed off to America.
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
It might have been raining in Wells. Another attempt at getting the monument. Still builders doing something to it.
This is the market cross in Wells. It is Grade II* listed.
Market cross with fountain. c1797 by Harcourt Masters of Bath.
Limestone. Triangular-plan monument in Gothic style with
classical base, set in a circular pool. Rusticated base with
frosted rustication to corner shafts, the NW and SW faces
having pointed-arched recesses with former outlets for water;
the E face has a cascade.
Ogee-arched openings with flower carvings to architraves to
central block above, framed by 5-shafted columns with foliate
capitals and surmounted by finials with frosted rustication.
Centre section is crowned by a shallow coved cornice with
similar flower-type carvings, and frosted rustication finials
to corners and to ogee-domed top. Pool is surrounded by wall
with chamfered plinth and moulded coping; the pool is breached
by a platform on the NW and SW faces.
HISTORICAL NOTE: this replaced Bishop Becknynton's conduit
which was demolished in 1796, and was gravity fed by a pump
house in the garden of the Bishop's Palace (qv). It cost »150
to build.
(Serel T: The History of Wells, published lecture of
03.05.1858: 1858-).
The Market Cross, Wells - Heritage Gateway
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
Flowers by Wells Civic Society supporting Wells in Bloom.
Hot Fuzz: an extremely soft shell with teddy bear ears; fully lined in a black cotton French terry. Cool lavender paw print! Available on Etsy!
ED 21/209
After watching Hot Fuzz this afternoon, and seeing Nick Frost imitate Keanu Reeves lying on the ground shooting into the air instead of shooting Patrick Swayze because he loved him too much, Ed decided that he wanted to have a go too. There's a lot of love from Ed to Robocop. It's a pity it isn't reciprocated.
And yes — with this photo, we're a tenth of the way through the series.
this day there was road works, which ruined pic slightly.
There is an HSBC bank behind the monument (it might have been a well).
This is the market cross in Wells. It is Grade II* listed.
Market cross with fountain. c1797 by Harcourt Masters of Bath.
Limestone. Triangular-plan monument in Gothic style with
classical base, set in a circular pool. Rusticated base with
frosted rustication to corner shafts, the NW and SW faces
having pointed-arched recesses with former outlets for water;
the E face has a cascade.
Ogee-arched openings with flower carvings to architraves to
central block above, framed by 5-shafted columns with foliate
capitals and surmounted by finials with frosted rustication.
Centre section is crowned by a shallow coved cornice with
similar flower-type carvings, and frosted rustication finials
to corners and to ogee-domed top. Pool is surrounded by wall
with chamfered plinth and moulded coping; the pool is breached
by a platform on the NW and SW faces.
HISTORICAL NOTE: this replaced Bishop Becknynton's conduit
which was demolished in 1796, and was gravity fed by a pump
house in the garden of the Bishop's Palace (qv). It cost »150
to build.
(Serel T: The History of Wells, published lecture of
03.05.1858: 1858-).
The Market Cross, Wells - Heritage Gateway
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
Flowers by Wells Civic Society supporting Wells in Bloom.
The gardens of the Grade I Listed Bishop's Palace, Wells, Somerset.
Construction began around 1210 by Bishop Jocelin of Wells but principally dates from 1230. Bishop Jocelin continued the cathedral building campaign begun by Bishop Reginald Fitz Jocelin, and was responsible for building the Bishop's Palace, as well as the choristers' school, a grammar school, a hospital for travellers and a chapel within the liberty of the cathedral. The chapel and great hall were built between 1275 and 1292 for Bishop Robert Burnell. The windows had stone tracery. Stone bosses where the supporting ribs meet on the ceiling are covered with representations of oak leaves and the Green Man. The building is seen as a fine example of the Early English architectural style.
In the 14th century, Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury continued the building. He had an uneasy relationship with the citizens of Wells, partly because of his imposition of taxes, and surrounded his palace with crenellated walls, a moat and a drawbridge. The 5 metres (16 ft) high three-storey gatehouse, which dates from 1341, has a bridge over the moat. The entrance was protected by a heavy gate, portcullis and drawbridge, operated by machinery above the entrance, and spouts through which defenders could pour scalding liquids onto any attacker. The drawbridge was still operational in 1831 when it was closed after word was received that the Palace of the Bishop of Bristol was subject to an arson attack during the Bristol riots. These took place after the House of Lords rejected the second Reform Bill. The proposal had aimed to get rid of some of the rotten boroughs and give Britain's fast growing industrial towns such as Bristol, Manchester, Birmingham, Bradford and Leeds greater representation in the House of Commons; however there was no rioting in Wells. The water which filled the moat flowed from the springs in the grounds which had previously chosen its own course as a small stream separating the cathedral and the palace and causing marshy ground around the site. The moat acted as a reservoir, controlled by sluice gates, which powered watermills in the town.
The north wing (now the Bishop's House) was added in the 15th century by Bishop Beckington, with further modifications in the 18th century, and in 1810 by Bishop Beadon. It was restored, divided, and the upper storey added by Benjamin Ferrey between 1846 and 1854. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1548, Bishop Barlow sold Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset the palace and grounds. These were recovered after the Duke's execution in 1552.
In the 1550s, Bishop Barlow sold the lead from the roofs of the great hall. This resulted in it falling into a ruined state. It can be seen in an engraving of 1733 but was largely demolished around 1830 by Bishop Law. He created a "more picturesque ruin" by removing the south and east walls and laying out and planting the area previously occupied by the great hall. The palace was used as a garrison for troops in both the English Civil War and Monmouth Rebellion after which it was used as a prison for rebels after the Battle of Sedgemoor.
Bishop Kidder was killed during the Great Storm of 1703, when two chimney stacks in the palace fell on him and his wife, while they were asleep in bed. A central porch was added around 1824 and, in the 1840s and 1850s, Benjamin Ferrey restored the palace and added an upper storey. He also restored the chapel using stained glass from ruined French churches.
The palace now belongs to the Church Commissioners and is managed and run by The Palace Trust. The main palace is open to the public, including the medieval vaulted undercroft, chapel and a long gallery, although the Bishops House is still used as a residence and offices. There is a cafe overlooking the Croquet Lawn. The palace is licensed for weddings and used for conferences and meetings. The croquet lawn in front of the palace is used on a regular basis. The palace was used as a location for some of the scenes in the 2007 British comedy Hot Fuzz, and more recently in the 2016 film The Huntsman.
entrance to grounds, next to National Trust shopA Church of England Cathedral in Wells, Somerset. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells who lives in the nearby Bishop's Palace. It was built between 1175 and 1490. It was described as one of "the most poetic of the English Cathedrals".
The first church was on this site in 705. Construction began in the 10th century and was largely complete by 1239. Since then it has gone under several expansions and renovations. It is a Grade I listed building.
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
Penniless Porch
Grade I Listed Building
Description
WELLS
ST5445 MARKET PLACE
662-1/7/156 (East side)
12/11/53 Penniless Porch
GV I
Gateway to Cathedral Green. c1450, built by Bishop Bekynton.
Doulting ashlar stone, with lead roof. The upper floors
communicate with and are used by the occupants of No.16 (qv).
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys, single bay, exposed on west and north
sides only. Plinth, moulded strings between floors and under
battlemented parapet, octagonal south-west corner turret. West
face has 4-centre arch with rosettes set in mouldings, carved
spandrels with letter TB (for Thomas Bekynton) interwoven with
foliage; first floor has two windows set slightly proud, a
double-and a single-light, with cinquefoil cusping to ogee
tracery under flat heads, and between them a carved angel
figure bearing a coat of arms, further shields in cusped
recesses under windows; second floor panelled, with two
2-light windows with blank underpanels, with worn statue
niches between them and to either side.
The north face has a plainer 4-centre arch with arched label,
a corbelled panelled feature in the northwest corner at first
floor level and a double-ogee arched statue recess to the
left, otherwise the two upper floors rough-rendered and plain,
with string and battlemented parapet, angled buttress to
north-east corner, and rendered lean-to building set in front
of the main east building.
In the S wall are two doorways, one plain 4-centred, the other
a late C18 pedimented elaborate lierne vault.
INTERIOR: there is a single room at each upper level. The
first floor has C17 panelling with pilasters, including
panelling to seats in window embrasures, and a bolection-mould
fireplace to the E. In the SE corner, behind a C17 door in a
4-centred arch is a recess, possibly a former garderobe. The
spiral stair in the SW corner has stone treads to the lower
flight, but wood treads to the upper flight. The upper room
has a 2-bay arch-braced roof with wind-bracing. On the S side
are very large moulded brackets or corbels, and a small cusped
lancet.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the porch is said to be so named as it was
the spot where beggars normally sought alms; a stone bench
runs along the E wall.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: North Somerset and
Bristol: London: 1958-: 311).
Listing NGR: ST5505945811
Nick Frost and Edgar Wright of "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz" signing sleeves of the soon to be released "Hot Fuzz" dvd.
A crop of my Market Square pic of Wells. This is The Crown at Wells public house / inn. When I was there I remember reading / hearing about William Penn preaching here in the late 17th century, before he got into trouble and left for America to found the colony of Pennsylvania.
I wish now that I actually took a proper picture of this pub, but I didn't. A crop of the Market Square is the best I can do at the moment.
I did go inside it though, it looked nice and old.
The Crown is believed to have been built in 1450, originally as houses, commissioned by the then Bishop Beckynton. Later on the public house was divided into two buildings, provided a bar for The Crown coaching inn and a separate inn called The Royal Oak.
In 1695 from an upper window, William Penn, a Quaker (who later gave his name to Pennsylvania, USA) and this bar (Penn Bar), preached to a crowd of 2000 to 3000 people in Market Square below. His speech was interupted by a local constable with an arrest warrant from the Mayor for unlawful assembly. It took two weeks to settle this before he returned to The Crown and to public speaking.
It is a Grade II listed coaching inn.
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
St Cuthbert's parish church in Wells, Somerset, is one of those churches which would invite uneviable comparison with the huge cathedral which dominates the other end of the city of Wells. But, despite the presence of its bigger neighbour, St Cuthbert's manages to establish itself as a splendid building in its own right.
While the cathedral plays with architecture as a massive concept, the builders of St Cuthberts achieved a delicacy - both inside and out - which the cathedral does not. If the cathedral is shouting the Christian message then St Cuthbert's is a quiet yet authoritative whisper. The church's crowning glory is a superb painted ceiling in the nave which would put some cathedrals I have visited to shame.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157629185113870/ to view the full set.
Wearing my film geek hat for a moment, St Cuthbert's appears extensively in the 2007 British action comedy 'Hot Fuzz' as the parish church of the mythical town of Sandford. The film's director Edgar Wright came from Wells and chose his home town for many scenes in Hot Fuzz including the 'Hollywood style' epic shoot-out in the town square. Wright said of Wells: "I love it but I also want to trash it".
In the film Britain's most effective police officer (Simon Pegg) is exiled from London to Sandford for having a 400% arrest record in the belief that a quiet country town will crimp his style. Instead he discovers the town is under the thumb of a murderous neighbourhood watch scheme run by actors Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Kenneth Cranham and Billie Whitelaw.
St Cuthbert's churchyard is used as the setting for the church fair while the church tower is used for the murder of the town's local newspaper reporter - his crime was too many misprints and factual errors. Timothy Dalton even comes to grief on a scale model of St Cuthbert's in the film's finale. Actor Paul Freeman portrayed the vicar of 'Sandford parish church'.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Fuzz
The church is believed to have Saxon origins but the Saxon church may have been located further up the hill than the present site. The only traces of the Norman church are a damaged piscina and all later major developments are 13th to 16th century. Until 1561 the church had a central tower but, as encountered in other British churches, this was unstable and either collapsed or was removed around that date.
St Cuthbert's parish church in Wells, Somerset, is one of those churches which would invite uneviable comparison with the huge cathedral which dominates the other end of the city of Wells. But, despite the presence of its bigger neighbour, St Cuthbert's manages to establish itself as a splendid building in its own right.
While the cathedral plays with architecture as a massive concept, the builders of St Cuthberts achieved a delicacy - both inside and out - which the cathedral does not. If the cathedral is shouting the Christian message then St Cuthbert's is a quiet yet authoritative whisper. The church's crowning glory is a superb painted ceiling in the nave which would put some cathedrals I have visited to shame.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157629185113870/ to view the full set.
Wearing my film geek hat for a moment, St Cuthbert's appears extensively in the 2007 British action comedy 'Hot Fuzz' as the parish church of the mythical town of Sandford. The film's director Edgar Wright came from Wells and chose his home town for many scenes in Hot Fuzz including the 'Hollywood style' epic shoot-out in the town square. Wright said of Wells: "I love it but I also want to trash it".
In the film Britain's most effective police officer (Simon Pegg) is exiled from London to Sandford for having a 400% arrest record in the belief that a quiet country town will crimp his style. Instead he discovers the town is under the thumb of a murderous neighbourhood watch scheme run by actors Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Kenneth Cranham and Billie Whitelaw.
St Cuthbert's churchyard is used as the setting for the church fair while the church tower is used for the murder of the town's local newspaper reporter - his crime was too many misprints and factual errors. Timothy Dalton even comes to grief on a scale model of St Cuthbert's in the film's finale. Actor Paul Freeman portrayed the vicar of 'Sandford parish church'.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Fuzz
The church is believed to have Saxon origins but the Saxon church may have been located further up the hill than the present site. The only traces of the Norman church are a damaged piscina and all later major developments are 13th to 16th century. Until 1561 the church had a central tower but, as encountered in other British churches, this was unstable and either collapsed or was removed around that date.
A crop of the previous picture of the Wells monument.
This is the market cross in Wells. It is Grade II* listed.
Market cross with fountain. c1797 by Harcourt Masters of Bath.
Limestone. Triangular-plan monument in Gothic style with
classical base, set in a circular pool. Rusticated base with
frosted rustication to corner shafts, the NW and SW faces
having pointed-arched recesses with former outlets for water;
the E face has a cascade.
Ogee-arched openings with flower carvings to architraves to
central block above, framed by 5-shafted columns with foliate
capitals and surmounted by finials with frosted rustication.
Centre section is crowned by a shallow coved cornice with
similar flower-type carvings, and frosted rustication finials
to corners and to ogee-domed top. Pool is surrounded by wall
with chamfered plinth and moulded coping; the pool is breached
by a platform on the NW and SW faces.
HISTORICAL NOTE: this replaced Bishop Becknynton's conduit
which was demolished in 1796, and was gravity fed by a pump
house in the garden of the Bishop's Palace (qv). It cost »150
to build.
(Serel T: The History of Wells, published lecture of
03.05.1858: 1858-).
The Market Cross, Wells - Heritage Gateway
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
Flowers by Wells Civic Society supporting Wells in Bloom.
a long lived in street
It is believed to be the oldest planned street in Europe. It is in the smallest city in the UK, Wells in Somerset. It may date from the mid 14th century.
The Close owes it's origins to the grant of land and buildings being given by Walter de Hulle, a canon of the Cathedral, for the purpose of accomodating thirteen chantry priests.
Vicars' Close, Wells on Wikipedia
Chimneys on the houses.
The buildings in Vicars' Close are Grade I listed.
Includes: 1-13 Vicars' Close, Wells and Boundary Walls 14-27 Vicars' Close, Wells -and Boundary Walls
Wells was used as a location in the movie Hot Fuzz starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. I went to Wells around two years after the film came out (so at the cinema Wells meant nothing to me). On rewatching it on TV, I recognised Wells locations.
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were at Comic-Con… but these aren’t them. This is Randy Foos and Ryan Goff doing a spot on impersonation of the Sandford police officers. The real Simon Pegg and Nick Frost were available in the autograph area, signing in advance of the DVD release of Hot Fuzz on July 31. -- Beth Accomando
Will wrap any of my hats-for-sale: Zombie Puss, Wolfstalker, For Frith's Sake!, or Hot Fuzz. Please contact me via email if you'd like something in particular on your custom card. Otherwise, the card will read, "A Gift For You", and include a sketch of the item inside.
St Cuthbert's parish church in Wells, Somerset, is one of those churches which would invite uneviable comparison with the huge cathedral which dominates the other end of the city of Wells. But, despite the presence of its bigger neighbour, St Cuthbert's manages to establish itself as a splendid building in its own right.
While the cathedral plays with architecture as a massive concept, the builders of St Cuthberts achieved a delicacy - both inside and out - which the cathedral does not. If the cathedral is shouting the Christian message then St Cuthbert's is a quiet yet authoritative whisper. The church's crowning glory is a superb painted ceiling in the nave which would put some cathedrals I have visited to shame.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157629185113870/ to view the full set.
Wearing my film geek hat for a moment, St Cuthbert's appears extensively in the 2007 British action comedy 'Hot Fuzz' as the parish church of the mythical town of Sandford. The film's director Edgar Wright came from Wells and chose his home town for many scenes in Hot Fuzz including the 'Hollywood style' epic shoot-out in the town square. Wright said of Wells: "I love it but I also want to trash it".
In the film Britain's most effective police officer (Simon Pegg) is exiled from London to Sandford for having a 400% arrest record in the belief that a quiet country town will crimp his style. Instead he discovers the town is under the thumb of a murderous neighbourhood watch scheme run by actors Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Kenneth Cranham and Billie Whitelaw.
St Cuthbert's churchyard is used as the setting for the church fair while the church tower is used for the murder of the town's local newspaper reporter - his crime was too many misprints and factual errors. Timothy Dalton even comes to grief on a scale model of St Cuthbert's in the film's finale. Actor Paul Freeman portrayed the vicar of 'Sandford parish church'.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Fuzz
The church is believed to have Saxon origins but the Saxon church may have been located further up the hill than the present site. The only traces of the Norman church are a damaged piscina and all later major developments are 13th to 16th century. Until 1561 the church had a central tower but, as encountered in other British churches, this was unstable and either collapsed or was removed around that date.
St Cuthbert's parish church in Wells, Somerset, is one of those churches which would invite uneviable comparison with the huge cathedral which dominates the other end of the city of Wells. But, despite the presence of its bigger neighbour, St Cuthbert's manages to establish itself as a splendid building in its own right.
While the cathedral plays with architecture as a massive concept, the builders of St Cuthberts achieved a delicacy - both inside and out - which the cathedral does not. If the cathedral is shouting the Christian message then St Cuthbert's is a quiet yet authoritative whisper. The church's crowning glory is a superb painted ceiling in the nave which would put some cathedrals I have visited to shame.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/sets/72157629185113870/ to view the full set.
Wearing my film geek hat for a moment, St Cuthbert's appears extensively in the 2007 British action comedy 'Hot Fuzz' as the parish church of the mythical town of Sandford. The film's director Edgar Wright came from Wells and chose his home town for many scenes in Hot Fuzz including the 'Hollywood style' epic shoot-out in the town square. Wright said of Wells: "I love it but I also want to trash it".
In the film Britain's most effective police officer (Simon Pegg) is exiled from London to Sandford for having a 400% arrest record in the belief that a quiet country town will crimp his style. Instead he discovers the town is under the thumb of a murderous neighbourhood watch scheme run by actors Edward Woodward, Jim Broadbent, Timothy Dalton, Kenneth Cranham and Billie Whitelaw.
St Cuthbert's churchyard is used as the setting for the church fair (see above) while the church tower is used for the murder of the town's local newspaper reporter - his crime was too many misprints and factual errors. Timothy Dalton even comes to grief on a scale model of St Cuthbert's in the film's finale. Actor Paul Freeman portrayed the vicar of 'Sandford parish church'.
See also: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_Fuzz
The church is believed to have Saxon origins but the Saxon church may have been located further up the hill than the present site. The only traces of the Norman church are a damaged piscina and all later major developments are 13th to 16th century. Until 1561 the church had a central tower but, as encountered in other British churches, this was unstable and either collapsed or was removed around that date.