IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Knapp Hill, WELLS, BA5 3HT
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Knapp Hill, BA5 3HT by members 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 over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
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Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (29 Images Found)
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Image
Details
Distance
1
Barn
A small stone and breeze block barn at the bottom of Knapp hill overlooking the Wells - Bath road.
Image: © Sharon Loxton
Taken: 11 Jun 2006
0.10 miles
2
The Britannia Inn
Located on the outskirts of Wells, on the old Wells - Bath road, the Britannia Inn was in existence long before all the housing estates which now surround it.
Image: © Sharon Loxton
Taken: 11 Jun 2006
0.10 miles
3
The East end of Wells
This row of Edwardian terraced houses are located on the very eastern outskirts of Wells, on the southern side of the old Wells-Bath road.
Image: © Sharon Loxton
Taken: 6 Oct 2007
0.11 miles
4
Wooden cutting in the woods
The path through the valley at the bottom of Knapp Hill is made easier by some judicious chain-sawing.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 26 May 2021
0.12 miles
5
New houses on the Bath Road
This development was completed less than a year ago (early 2007) and stands on the site of what used to be a petrol station. I remember when there were 6 petrol stations in Wells. Now there is only one.
Image: © Sharon Loxton
Taken: 6 Oct 2007
0.13 miles
6
The path up Knapp Hill
A rustic welcome, baling twine and all. The growth spurt of the vegetation makes for slightly more interesting passage now the nettles have woken from their early slumber. Trousers on.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 26 May 2021
0.15 miles
7
Drain at the bottom of Knapp Hill
The valley running down the hill also has some drainage which empties into this modern culvert. It goes under the Bath Road and on further south.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 26 May 2021
0.15 miles
8
Hooper Avenue
It is appropriate that the city of Wells marks one of its notable clergymen. Hooper was born in 1640 at Grimley, Worcestershire, and had a long career in the English High Church, ending his days as Bishop here. See Image] for a contextual view of the post-war road.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 26 May 2021
0.15 miles
9
Old Milepost by the B3139, Bath Road, Wells
Metal post with attached metal plate by the B3139, in parish of Wells (Mendip District), Bath Road, 160m East of Churchill Road, on pavement in front of garden wall (stone), beside Bus Stop, on North side of road. Plated iron casting, erected by the Wells turnpike trust in the 19th century.
Inscription reads:-
: BATH / 19 / MILES : : WELLS / 1 / MILE :
Grade II listed.
List Entry Number: 1382872 https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1382872
Milestone Society National ID: SO_BAWL19
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 12 Apr 2009
0.16 miles
10
Wells, milepost
Cast-iron milepost on Bath Road; V-shaped with bevel. Legend on this side reads "BATH/19/MILES"; on the other, "WELLS/1/MILE". English Heritage-listed http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/default.aspx?pid=2&id=483258
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 12 Apr 2009
0.16 miles