The Bishop’s Palace in Wells dates from the early-thirteenth
century when Bishop Jocelin Trotman, the first Bishop
to hold the title Bishop of Bath and Wells, received
a crown licence to build a residence and deer park on
land to the south of the Cathedral of St Andrew. Visitors
entering through the central porch step back almost
800 years into Bishop Jocelin’s vaulted Entrance
Hall.
During investigative work, archaeologists discovered
fragments of a wall painting between two floors in the Virgin’s
Tower. Further work may throw more light on this intriguing
find.
The wall painting cannot be seen during your visit, but please
click
here to view the image that has been uncovered so far.
‘…the most
memorable of all Bishop’s Palaces in England’
The Palace welcomes visitors from all over the world who come
to enjoy the peace and tranquillity found within its walls
and to view what the architectural historian Nicholas Pevsner
described as ‘...the most memorable of all Bishop’s
Palaces in England’.
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