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[[File:Wells cathedral interior 102.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The star-shaped vault of the Lady Chapel]]

[[File:Wells cathedral interior 102.jpg|thumb|right|220px|The star-shaped vault of the Lady Chapel]]

[[File:WellsCathPlanDehio.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Plan of Wells Cathedral]]

[[File:WellsCathPlanDehio.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Plan of Wells Cathedral]]

'''Wells Cathedral''' is an [[Anglican]] [[church]] in [[Wells]], [[Somerset]], [[England]]. It is the seat of the [[Bishop]] of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] and Wells. Its construction started in 1170 and the Cathedral was dedicated in 1239.  

'''Wells Cathedral''' is an [[Anglican]] [[church]] in [[Wells, Somerset|Wells]], [[Somerset]], [[England]]. It is the seat of the [[Bishop]] of [[Bath, Somerset|Bath]] and Wells. Its construction started in 1170 and the Cathedral was dedicated in 1239.  

Wells Cathedral has been described as “the most poetic of the English Cathedrals”.<ref name=ACT>{{cite book|first=Alec |last=Clifton-Taylor|title=The Cathedrals of England|year=1967|publisher=Thames and Hudson}}</ref>  

Wells Cathedral has been described as “the most poetic of the English Cathedrals”.<ref name=ACT>{{cite book|first=Alec |last=Clifton-Taylor|title=The Cathedrals of England|year=1967|publisher=Thames and Hudson}}</ref>  

File:WellsCathPlan numbered.JPG|Plan of Wells Cathedral:{{efn |Adapted from a plan by [[Georg Dehio]]}}*{{image key*|list type=ordered*|West front*|Nave*|Central tower*|Choir*|Retrochoir*|Lady Chapel*|Aisle*|Transept*|East transept*|North porch*|Chapter house*|Cloister*}}

File:WellsCathPlan numbered.JPG|Plan of Wells Cathedral:{{efn |Adapted from a plan by [[Georg Dehio]]}}*{{image key*|list type=ordered*|West front*|Nave*|Central tower*|Choir*|Retrochoir*|Lady Chapel*|Aisle*|Transept*|East transept*|North porch*|Chapter house*|Cloister*}}

File:Wells Cathedral Choir.JPG|The choir and organ in 2013

File:Wells Cathedral Choir.JPG|The choir and organ in 2013

File:West Front of Wells Cathedral c.1795.jpg|West front as painted by [[J. M. W. Turner]] around 1795, watercolour on paper

File:West Front of Wells Cathedral c.1795.jpg|West front as painted by [[J. M. W. Turner]] around 1795, watercolour on paper

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== References ==

== References ==

[[Category:Anglican cathedrals in England]]

[[Category:Anglican cathedrals in England]]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Somerset]]

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Somerset]]

[[Category:12th-century buildings and structures‎]]

[[Category:12th-century buildings and structures]]