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//Wells Cathedral//

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//The Wells:// There are several natural wells around the site where the Cathedral was built, giving the Cathedral its name. An Archaeological excavation in the late 1970's revealed evidence that an ancient worship area and burial ground, dating back as far as the Anglo-Saxon era, were constructed around the wells. Before Wells Cathedral, there had been an Ancient Church called "St. Andrews Church." The Church was built around 700 AD, and was intended to line up from east to west, as a perfect fit. What is extremely impressive is that the Church was only 12 degrees off of being perfectly lined up from East to West. Wells Cathedral is now aligned in the same way, except perfectly aligned, not 12 degrees off. //The Cathedral:// Wells Cathedral was constructed from 1184-1239 AD, replacing the old St. Andrews Minster Church. However, the earliest date of construction technically began in 909 AD when the Saxon Bishop "Giso" started constructing additions to the East to West line, spreading the Cathedrals borders both to the North and the South. Construction continued over the next 400 years (roughly) but on and off. At times it was ignored, demoted, and neglected, and at times it was constructed with much haste. In 1196 demolition began on the Saxon Church, and the Wells Cathedral began to come into shape. However, in 1552 during an abolition of Chantry Chapels, some of the Cathedral was demolished, and has not yet been rebuilt: (The bottom layer of the Cathedral where more statues SHOULD be is gone, they were destroyed. However the other statues higher up remained, simply because those demolishing the Cathedral could not reach them.)
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