Low angle view of Paupers Gate, also known as the Penniless Porch in the cathedral city of Wells in Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

Low angle view of Paupers Gate, also known as the Penniless Porch in the cathedral city of Wells in Somerset, England, United Kingdom. Stock Photo
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Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy Stock Photo

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2K8RTCD

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100.1 MB (5.9 MB Compressed download)

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4315 x 8107 px | 36.5 x 68.6 cm | 14.4 x 27 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

3 September 2022

Location:

Market Place, Wells, Somerset, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Europe

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The Penniless Porch was built around 1450, by Bishop Thomas Beckington (also spelt Beckyngton) and bears his rebus or badge on the cathedral side. It forms one of a pair with The Bishop's Eye which formed the gateway into the Bishop's palace from the market place. It is a three-storey building of Doulting ashlar stone. The roof is behind a battlemented parapet. Source: Wikipedia.