General Information
| Other name(s): | Cathedral Church of St Andrew |
|---|---|
| Beginning of works: | 1182 |
| Completion: | 1260 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Rib vault |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Cathedral |
| Material: |
Masonry structure |
| Architectural style: |
Early English Gothic |
Location
| Location: |
Wells, Somerset, South West England, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: | 51° 12' 37.46" N 2° 38' 36.60" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 126.5 m | |
| crossing tower | height | 55 m |
| nave | width | 20 m |
| height | 20.5 m | |
| transept | length | 47 m |
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Cathedrals and Churches of England. Crown Books, Guildford (United Kingdom), 1985.
- (1982): Experiments in Gothic Structure. The MIT Press, Cambridge (USA), pp. 78-91.
- (2017): Tracing the past: A digital analysis of Wells cathedral choir aisle vaults. In: Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage, v. 4 (March 2017), pp. 19-27.
- (1956): The Victorian Restoration of Wells Cathedral Church (Barnard M.S.). In: Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society, v. 4 ( 1956).
- (1981): Wells Cathedral: Architecture and Conservation. In: Transactions of the Ancient Monuments Society, v. 25 ( 1981).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20002193 - Published on:
07/11/2001 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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