- Brown's Gatehouse, Wells
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Brown's Gatehouse 
Location within SomersetAlternative names Dean's Eye General information Location Wells, Somerset Coordinates 51°12′37″N 2°38′36″W / 51.2103°N 2.6434°WCoordinates: 51°12′37″N 2°38′36″W / 51.2103°N 2.6434°W 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
- ^ Bush, Robin (1994). Somerset: The complete guide. Wimborne, Dorset: Dovecote Press. pp. 222. ISBN 1874336261.
- ^ "Brown's Gatehouse, Wells". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=483519. Retrieved 2009-01-13.
- ^ "Brown's Gatehouse". Listed Buildings Online. English Heritage. http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=483519&resourceID=5. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
Categories:- Grade I listed buildings in Somerset
- History of Somerset
- Wells, Somerset
- 1450s architecture
- Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Somerset
- Somerset building and structure stubs
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