Brown's Gatehouse, Wells

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Brown's Gatehouse
Location within Somerset
Alternative names Dean's Eye
General information
Location Wells, Somerset
Coordinates 51°12′37″N 2°38′36″W / 51.2103°N 2.6434°W / 51.2103; -2.6434Coordinates: 51°12′37″N 2°38′36″W / 51.2103°N 2.6434°W / 51.2103; -2.6434
Construction started c1450

Brown's Gatehouse (also known as the Dean's Eye) in Wells, Somerset, England, is an entrance gateway into a walled precinct, the Liberty of St Andrew, which encloses the twelfth century Cathedral, the Bishop's Palace, Vicar's Close and the residences of the clergy who serve the cathedral.

The Brown's Gatehouse was built around 1451, by Bishop Thomas Beckington (also spelt Beckyngton), and provides the entrance to the Bishop's Place from Sadler Street. It is named after the shoemaker Richard Brown, who was the next door tenant in 1553[1]

It is a two-storey building of Doulting ashlar stone, with a Welsh slate roof with coped gables behind parapets and has been designated as a Grade I listed building[2] and Scheduled Ancient Monument.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. p. 222. ISBN 1-874336-26-1. 
  2. ↑ "Brown's Gatehouse, Wells". Images of England. English Heritage. Retrieved 2009-01-13. 
  3. ↑ "Brown's Gatehouse". National Heritage List for England. English Heritage. Retrieved 20 November 2013. 


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