Vicars' Close, Wells
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Vicars' Close is a dead end street in Wells, Somerset. It is reportedly Europe's oldest residential street with the original buildings still intact. John Julius Norwich called it "that rarest of survi
Vicars' Close looking towards Wells Cathedral
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Vicars' hall over gateway leading from Vicars' Close to St Andrew Street
Vicars' Chapel and Library
Chain Gate, Wells
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The Chain Gate in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway adjacent to the north side of Wells Cathedral, controlling access from St Andrew Street to the Cathedral Green within the Liberty of
Vicars' Close, Wells
…library at the north end, and a hall at the south end, over an arched gate. It is connected at its southern end to Wells Cathedral by a walkway over Chain Gate. The close is about 140 metres (460 ft) long, and paved with setts. Its width is tapered by 3 metres (9.8 ft) to make it look longer when viewed from…
Chain Gate, Wells