Bronze plaque № 59962

Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

The Liberty and East Liberty. The Liberty refers to the area of land, including the Cathedral, which until 1866 was free of the bishop’s jurisdiction. The oldest fabric lies within Ritchie Hall, rebuilt in 1884 but containing six 12th century piers of the former Canon’s Barn. The adjacent house, nam

ed after Polydor Vergill, the humanist scholar and non-resident Archdeacon (1508-46), also has 15th century details. The splendid corner property, Cedars House, was designed by Thomas Paty in 1758, an

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