Wells Cathedral, Somerset: the Chain Gate and Vicars' Hall
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Artist/Photographer | Deakin, Ralph (1888-1952) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Wells |
Subject Date | 1460 |
Image Date | 1930 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Gothic |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | DK/UK/129/2 (DKN/UK/378) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Ralph Deakin / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Halls ; Cathedrals ; Gateways ; Stone |
NOTES: The Chain Gate was built by Bishop Bekynton in 1459-1460 to enable the vicars choral to cross directly from their Hall to the cathedral for night-time services.
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