Wells Cathedral

As we entered the town of Wells and parked the vehicle I immediatly focused in on the only spires I could see, falsely presuming that they must belong to the Cathedral we were there to tour. As David shows me a map of the town and explains that I've actually seen St. Peters or maybe it was St. Pauls (I can't quite recall), but it was difinately not the Wells Cathedral, we head off to find the cathedral we came to see.


When we found the signs indicating direction and we passed through the outer wall, we were not disappointed . . Wells Cathedral is not only beautiful but it is HUGE!


The stonework was fabulous on the exterior. The West Front contains one of the largest galleries of mediaeval sculpture in the world.


But it didn't hold a candle to the beauty of the interior of this "Cathedral of Light".


No decor was missed - they even decorated the ceilings


I stood there admiring the architecture of the Nave's unique scissor arches and wondering how we would accomplish the grace and beauty of the stonework with modern technology let alone how the did it during the medieval ages


As we had entered, we were told that we were just in time to view the striking of the hour and should make our way to the clock near the center of the cathedral. So off we went to watch the knights joust as the clock struck 3 pm.


As tempting as it would be to continue to show you pictures herein and expound upon my wonder at this great building, I'll leave you to explore the other pictures taken on your own. For all the pictures taken at this wonderful Cathedral and it's surroundings, please click on the slideshow below: