Wells Cathedral: Excavations and Structural Studies, 1978-93. Vol. 1. Part 1. Historical and Structural Sequence. Vol. 2. Part 2. Specialist Studies: Artefacts and Burials

With contributions by Marion M. Archibald, Elisabeth Crowfoot, Paul Drury, Brian Gittos, Moira Gittos, Jill Kerr, Juliet Rogers, Vince Russett, Jerry Sampson, Alan Saville and Jeffrey West, and a Foreword by Patrick Mitchell. Ebook (PDF) published 2013. Archaeological excavation, architectural survey and historical research carried out between 1978 and 1993 have elucidated the origins and early development, of Wells Cathedral. Study concentrated primarily on the cloister and its adjuncts, and excavation took place in the adjoining 'Camery' garden. Here lay an ancient cemetery and the foundations of a succession of demolished buildings, ranging in date from Roman to post-medieval. Collectively, these enshrined a continuous development of religious and sepulchral activity, probably from the fourth to the mid-sixteenth century; secular uses followed. Adjacent to the Camery are the springs from which Wells takes its name. The first mention of the 'holy well' and minster church of St Andrew is in A.D. 766. Excavation yielded a complex stratigraphic sequence, demonstrating how an anonymous late Roman mausoleum burial probably provided the 'raison d'être' for the development of a Middle Saxon cemetery and chapel, and hence for the origins of Wells Cathedral itself in 909. The establishment of this sequence is uniquely important in the history of English cathedral archaeology and sets Wells alongside developments in continental Europe. Archaeological excavation, architectural survey and historical research carried out between 1978 and 1993 have elucidated the origins and early development of Wells Cathedral. Study concentrated primarily on the cloister and its adjuncts, and excavation took place in the adjoining 'Camery' garden. Here lay an ancient cemetery and the foundations of a succession of demolished buildings, ranging in date from Roman to post-medieval. Collectively, these enshrined a continuous development of religious and sepulchral activity, probably from the fourth to the mid-sixteenth century; secular uses followed. Adjacent to the Camery are the springs from which Wells takes its name. The first mention of the 'holy well' and minster church of St Andrew is in A.D. 766. Excavation yielded a complex stratigraphic sequence, demonstrating how an anonymous late Roman mausoleum burial probably provided the raison d'être for the development of a Middle Saxon cemetery and chapel, and hence for the origins o... Publisher description Plates viii Figures ix Tables xv Foreword xvi Preface xvii Acknowledgements xix Summaries xxi Vol. 1, Part 1. Historical and Structural Sequence 1. Introduction 1 2. Topography and Early Settlement 27 3. The Anglo-Saxon Minster of Saint Andrew 55 4. The Late Saxon Cathedral and Norman Collegiate Church, c. 909-1200 87 5. Reginald de Bohun's Church c. 1175-1239 127 6. The Lady Chapel-by-the-Cloister, c. 1196-1477 161 7. Bishop Stillington's Lady Chapel and Chantry, 1477-1522 199 8. The Cloister Complex, I: General Development, and the South East Ranges 245 9. The Cloister Complex, II: Ancillary Structures, Garth, and West Range 309 10. The Camery 349 11. Medieval Water Supply and Distribution Systems 375 Vol. 2, Part 2. Specialist Studies: Artefacts and Burials Introductory note 413 12. Structural Materials and Decoration 415 13. Funerary Monuments and Devotional Sculpture 488 14: Loose Artefacts 512 15: Burials 537 Appendices 569 Notes to chapters 573 Abbreviations and Bibliography 589 Index 599 V. 1. Part 1. Historical And Structural Sequence -- V. 2. Part 2. Specialist Studies : Artefacts And Burials. Warwick Rodwell With Contributions By Marion M. Archibald ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (v. 2, P. 589-598) And Index.