Wells Cathedral
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Wells Cathedral is a renowned medieval Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, celebrated for its early English Gothic architecture and distinctive west front adorned with hundreds of sculpted figures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wells Cathedral canonical | 14 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglican cathedral
ⓘ
Church of England church ⓘ Grade I listed building ⓘ medieval cathedral ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Early English Gothic
ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bishop Jocelin of Wells
ⓘ
Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| churchmanship |
Anglicanism (broadly)
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican
|
| completionYear | c. 1490 ⓘ |
| consecrationYear | 1239 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1175 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Andrew
ⓘ
surface form:
St Andrew
|
| denomination | Church of England ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| foundedAsCathedral | 12th century ⓘ |
| function | seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells ⓘ |
| governingBody | Dean and Chapter of Wells ⓘ |
| hasBellTower | central tower with bells ⓘ |
| hasChoir | cathedral choir ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Lady Chapel
ⓘ
central tower ⓘ chapter house ⓘ choir ⓘ cloisters ⓘ medieval clock on the north transept ⓘ nave ⓘ scissor arches ⓘ strainer arches ⓘ transepts ⓘ west front ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | pipe organ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Early English Gothic architecture
ⓘ
medieval astronomical clock ⓘ scissor arches in the nave ⓘ west front with hundreds of sculpted figures ⓘ |
| liturgicalTradition | Anglican ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Anglican worship and ceremonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Somerset
ⓘ
southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
Wells, Somerset ⓘ
surface form:
Wells
|
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| predecessorBuilding | earlier Saxon church at Wells ⓘ |
| province | Province of Canterbury ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to visitors ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major visitor attraction in Somerset ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.