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Wells Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of St Andrew, is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, ... Strainer arches, sometimes described as scissor arches, ...
William Joy was a colleague of the master mason Thomas Witney, and took over his work at Wells Cathedral in 1329. Joy extended the choir and retrochoir [3] and designed the choir vault. [4] Joy built the scissor arches to prevent the central tower from collapse when cracks appeared in the tower after its height was extended in the 14th century. [2]
"Scissors" strainer arch arrangement in Wells Cathedral includes an inverted arch at the bottom of the upper opening. A strainer arch (also straining arch [1]) is an internal structural arch built to relieve the inward pressure [2] off the spanned vertical supports (providing a "buttress", thus also called buttressing arches [citation needed]), usually as an afterthought to prevent the ...
Interior of Wells Cathedral, Somerset, England. In 1338, to strengthen the cathedral, low arches topped by inverted arches of similar dimensions were inserted, forming scissors-like structures. These “scissor” arches brace the piers of the crossing on three sides, while the easternmost side is braced by a choir screen. Date: Taken July 2006 ...
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Numbers 1 to 13. The Close owes its origins to a grant of land and buildings by Walter de Hulle, a canon of Wells Cathedral, for the purpose of accommodating chantry priests; [9] however, the land is likely to have been used for a long period before the construction of the close, as prehistoric flint flakes and Romano-British pottery shards were recovered from the garden of number four during ...
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Rodw & Amandajm — Rod talk 12:46, 27 December 2013 (UTC) Wells Cathedral has unique Gothic architecture and complex history. These are described and illustrated within the artic