Wells buildings [8]

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Wells buildings [8]

Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 23 Aug 2019

The classical style town hall was built in 1779 and extended in 1907 and again in 1933. The building also contains the magistrates court and cells. Built by public subscription on the site of an earlier Canonical House also known as 'The Exchequer'. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1383028 A Roman settlement around three wells that became much more important when the Anglo-Saxon King Ine of Wessex founded a minster church in 704, Wells is the second smallest city in England.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.208906
Longitude
-2.644994