The Bishop's Palace Moat by CavalierLady

Photography • Architecture • posted on Jun 18, 2008

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We came around the corner, saw this, and said O my God,... a moat... a real honest-to-God English moat! This is a sideview of the gatehouse to the Bishop's Palace, located in the city of Wells, Somerset, England and is situated next to Wells Cathedral. It has been the home of the Bishop of the Diocese of Bath for 800 years. It was built around 1230 A.D., covers an area of 14 acres and is surrounded by a moat that dates back to 1340 A.D. The current bishop still resides in some of the buildings, but the the ruins of the Great Hall and the garden grounds are now open to the public. We were delighted as schoolgirls and we rain along the parapet from one turret to the other. This is the same image taken from the exact same spot that Mrs. Ratbag posted about a week ago. Thanks very much for looking and for your kind comments.

Comments (43)

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sirgugu

4:25PM | Wed, 18 June 2008

Very good one.

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danob

4:29PM | Wed, 18 June 2008

Beautifully composed Bravo Maria

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jocko500

6:13PM | Wed, 18 June 2008

this is wonderfrul looking

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auntietk

7:18PM | Wed, 18 June 2008

Great capture! Such a beautiful spot, and of course your photography is wonderful!

CaressingTheDark

7:40PM | Wed, 18 June 2008

How beautiful. Looks like it came right out off tthe Tales of Camelot

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junge1

8:39PM | Wed, 18 June 2008

Beautifully captured!

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goodoleboy

9:46PM | Wed, 18 June 2008

Say, if you squint hard enough you can just about spot the defenders atop the parapets and behind the wall aiming their crossbow and longbow arrows at the invading army below. This must have been some thrill to come across the moat surrounding the gatehouse. Face to face with glorious antiquity!

lucindawind

10:26PM | Wed, 18 June 2008

oh what a beautiful scene !

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