IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
Bath Road, WELLS, BA5 3LJ
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to Bath Road, BA5 3LJ 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 (34 Images Found)
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Distance
1
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
0.04 miles
2
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
0.05 miles
3
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
0.07 miles
4
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
0.07 miles
5
Entrance to Hooper Avenue
The road sign has some additional dedication to a former Bishop of the city. See Image] for a closer look.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 26 May 2021
0.07 miles
6
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
0.09 miles
7
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
0.09 miles
8
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
0.09 miles
9
Wells, The Britannia Inn
Pub on Bath Road. Internally, split rectangular bar, with drinking areas to left & right & dining room at back. Cask ales on offer at my visit: Wadworth 6X, Butcombe Bitter, Courage Best.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 12 Apr 2009
0.11 miles
10
Milepost on the Bath Road
The B3139 leaves Wells and heads east towards Bath. In what is now a modern housing area there stands a milepost one mile from the city - a typical cast iron turnpike version. See Image] for what lies behind it.
Image: © Neil Owen
Taken: 26 May 2021
0.11 miles