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A church built by a dream. In this case the dreamer was Oliver King, Bishop of Bath and Wells, Secretary to Henry VII. It seems the good bishop had a dream of angels climbing a ladder, and a voice said to him, "Let a King restore the church". Accordingly, he had the Norman abbey church pulled down and in 1499 work began on a new cathedral. The chancel and side aisles had been vaulted by the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the tower crossing was completed under Elizabeth, but the nave was not finished until Victorian times. The resulting fan vaulting creates a superb rhythmic unity.
Bath, Somerset, England, BA1 1LT

About Bath Abbey
Attraction Type: Cathedral
Website: Bath Abbey
Email: office@bathabbey.org
Phone: 01225 422 462
Fax: 1225 429 990
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Photo Credit: David Ross and Britain Express
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Bath
Tourist Information Centre
Abbey Chambers
Abbey Church Yard
Bath
Somerset
England
BA1 1LY
Tel: 0906 7112000 (50p/min)
Fax: 01225 477 787
Email: tourism@bathtourism.co.uk
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