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
Wells, Somerset
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Wells is a cathedral city and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is located on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills, 22 miles south-west of Bath, 23 miles south of Bristol, and 24 miles north-east
Vicars' Close, Wells
…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 survivals…
Aerial photograph of Wells
One of the three wells which give the city its name; two are located in the gardens of the Bishop's Palace (as shown) and one in the Market Place.
A lidar view of the cathedral and palace revealing archaeological residues in nearby areas.
Vicars' Close facing the cathedral