Stone plaque № 59961

Wells, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

VICARS CLOSE. Vicars Choral (originally Deputies of the Canons) have sung in the Cathedral since about 1140. In 1348 they were incorporated as a College of Vicars when the dining hall above this archway came into use. The houses were complete by 1363; the chimneys were raised and crowned about 1470.

At the far end is the Chapel, above which was their library.

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