The Bishop's Eye, Wells

The Bishop'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.

[2][3] It is a three-storey building of Doulting ashlar stone, with a copper roof.

On the front of the structure facing into the market place are a statue niche and heraldic shields carved into the stonework.

It was drawn in 1785 by Joseph Mallord William Turner and painted in 1920 by Ernest Haslehust.

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