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Possible serious error

At 11:02 am New York time 29th Nov 2020 this article contains the sentence "Strainer arches, sometimes described as scissor arches, were inserted by master mason William Joy to brace and stabilise the piers as a unit." If you google for images of scissors-arches and images of strainer-arches, you will find they are NOT the same thing (although Salisbury Cathedral has both). A scissors-arch is as it is in this article, an arch topped by its own reflection. A strainer-arch has its curved sides filled in to a level even with the uppermost point of the arch, and then, on top of that straight line, more material is added, usually heavily pierced in the manner of strainer (not that I am asserting that that is the source of the name, for I don't actually KNOW that, despite its being a reasonable surmise). Both treatments are devised because the weight-bearing capability would be insufficient without the modifications/additions.2604:2000:1383:8B0B:1C64:8308:33BC:E2D6 (talk) 16:07, 28 November 2020 (UTC)Christopher L. Simpson

Citations to Harvey's books

I think something is amiss with the citations to Harvey's two books. I have Harvey 1987 (the 2nd ed.) before me, but page 19 does not mention Wells as the reference in the lead suggests. Neither in the places that Wells is mentioned is the information referred to explicitly described. (Although the entry on the anonymous "Master of Wells" implies it with phrases like "earlier than anything in France".) I think some of these citations might be in error and should refer instead to his English Cathedrals (also cited), which I have yet to get access to but which snippets on Google Books suggests does deal with Wells in the context of the "earliest Gothic cathedral" question and describes early-12th-century Romanesque–Gothic transition buildings in England and elsewhere before Saint-Denis in the 1140s. GPinkerton (talk) 14:06, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

I stumbled on a photo from 1927 in old family photos

Believed to be taken by my grandparents.

Wells Cathedral Sep 1927

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Ajoiner (talk • contribs) 14:57, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

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Wells Cathedral arches under the tower

Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, commenced around 1175 on the site of a late-Roman mausoleum and an 8th-century abbey church. The cathedral has been described by the architectural historian John Harvey as Europe's first truly Gothic structure, lacking the Romanesque work that survives in many other cathedrals. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells. This photograph depicts the St Andrew's Cross arches under the tower, viewed from the nave.

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Stairs to the Chapter House in Wells Cathedral

Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, commenced around 1175 on the site of a late-Roman mausoleum and an 8th-century abbey church. The cathedral has been described by the historian John Harvey as Europe's first truly Gothic structure, lacking the Romanesque work that survives in many other cathedrals. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells. This photograph shows the stairs leading from the north transept to the chapter house.

Photograph credit: David Iliff

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Organ of Wells Cathedral

Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset. Construction commenced around 1175 on the site of a late-Roman mausoleum and an 8th-century abbey church. The cathedral has been described by the historian John Harvey as Europe's first truly Gothic structure, lacking the Romanesque work that survives in many other cathedrals. It is the seat of the bishop of Bath and Wells. This photograph depicts Wells Cathedral's organ, built from 1909 to 1910 by Harrison & Harrison of Durham with parts retained from the old organ that dated to the 17th century.

Photograph credit: David Iliff

Oratorio Society

The Oratorio Society section of this article names Matthew Owens as its director, but in another section it is noted that Wells Cathedral's current Organist and Master of the Choristers is Jeremy Cole. It's clear that the Oratorio Society section of the article needs a bit of an update even if Matthew Owens is still directing the group, but perhaps the paragraph could also be re-worded so that it doesn't require updating every time. I suppose it depends on whether it's always the current Organist and Master of the Choristers who directs the Oratorio Society, or if the two posts are sometimes held separately. TooManyFingers (talk) 16:53, 22 June 2022 (UTC)

Aerial video

Can we lose the aerial video? It's very poor and amateurish. Looks like somebody's first attempt at flying a drone. Murgatroyd49 (talk) 18:44, 5 February 2023 (UTC)

TFA, 23 October 2024

Hi Rodw, Amandajm and any page watchers/stewards. I'm thinking of running this as TFA on 23 October - the 785th anniversary of its consecration. The article looks in okayish shape, but does show some signs of an ageing article, with some recent edits leaving a wp:Proseline feel in a couple of places and one or two unsupported statements in place. Does anyone feel like giving this a quick blast to polish away any cobwebs so it is suitable for the main page? Cheers - SchroCat (talk) 07:09, 29 July 2024 (UTC)

Oh dear - it has instead had a going over with a sandblaster; some of this should probably be reversed! Much inaccurate brandishing of policy names, false titles introduced, and so on. Johnbod (talk) 00:33, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
@Johnbod: Feel free to reverse or correct any mistakes you feel have been made. Z1720 (talk) 00:51, 5 August 2024 (UTC)
Leave it with me for a bit. You would not realise that this is one of the most significant wotks of architecture of the |Gothic period from its current state. Amandajm (talk) 18:42, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
Have just looked at what has been done.
I am aghast. Amandajm (talk) 18:47, 17 August 2024 (UTC)
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