Sujet

Vicars' Close, Wells, Somerset, c1955. Creator: Arthur Charles Kirby Ware.

Légende

Vicars' Close, Wells, Somerset, c1955. The Close - a dead end street - is reportedly Europe's oldest residential street with the original buildings still intact. Completed in 1430, it consists of Grade I listed buildings, totalling 27 residences (originally 44), built for Bishop Ralph of Shrewsbury, a chapel and library at the north end, and a hall. It is connected at its southern end to Wells Cathedral.

Date

1955

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Ware in the World

Notre référence

HRM26A46_447

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

66.0Mo (3.5Mo) / 36.1cm x 45.9cm / 4260 x 5418 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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