Wells Cathedral: The Scissor Arches at the end of the Nave
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Wells Cathedral: The Scissor Arches at the end of the Nave by Michael Garlick as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Wells Cathedral: The Scissor Arches at the end of the Nave
Image: © Michael Garlick Taken: 16 Apr 2015
These unique arches were a medieval solution in 1338-1348 to sinking tower foundations.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
51.210353
Longitude
-2.643582