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Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 71. Chapters: 1230, 1230s architecture, 1230s births, 1230s books, 1230s by country, 1230s conflicts, 1230s deaths, 1230s establishments, 1230s in Europe, 1230s works, 1231, 1232, 1233, 1234, 1235, 1236, 1237, 1238, 1239, Ramon Llull, Peterborough Cathedral, Robert Burnell, Wells Cathedral, Þórkell Þórmóðsson, Pluscarden Abbey, Amiens Cathedral, Citadel of Aleppo, St. George's Church, Trotton, Wienhausen Abbey, Godfrey Giffard, Govinda Bhattathiri, Prose Tristan, List of state leaders in 1230, Samuel ibn Tibbon, List of state leaders in 1231, List of state leaders in 1232, List of state leaders in 1235, List of state leaders in 1234, List of state leaders in 1233, MileSeva monastery, Michael Doukas Glabas Tarchaneiotes, Rikissa Birgersdotter, 1230s in England, List of state leaders in 1236, Qasr Azraq, Gonzalo García Gudiel, Lancelot-Grail, Benedetta of Cagliari, Al-Firdaws Madrasa, Constantine Palaiologos, Post-Vulgate Cycle, Benedetto I Zaccaria, Madragana, List of state leaders in 1238, List of state leaders in 1237, List of state leaders in 1239, Aqsab Mosque, Rhodri ap Gruffudd, Agnes of Kuenring, Umm al-Naser Mosque, Henry III, Duke of Brabant, Bamberg Horseman, Santa Maria della Spina, De sphaera mundi, Benedetto Antelami, Cathedral of Burgo de Osma, 1230s in architecture, Pietro Crescenzi, Gijsbrecht IV of Amstel, Ermengarde de Beaumont, Battle of Kirina, Hugh XII of Lusignan, Salome of Greater Poland, Archibald I, Lord of Douglas, Kayqubad II, Thomas of Chobham, Tancred of Bologna, Berlinghiero Berlinghieri, Guiraut Riquier, Dalfi d'Alvernha, Icomb Place, William of Auxerre, Balga, Muireadhach II, Earl of Menteith, The Complete History, Al-Kamiliyah Madrasa, Isabella, Countess of Atholl, Aimery IV of Narbonne, San Domenico, Orvieto, Theodore the Black, Castle of Vêves, Garel, Melis Stoke, Friso-Drentic War, 1230s in art, 1230 in poetry, Guittone d'Arezzo, 1238 in poetry, 1235 in poetry, 1237 in poetry, 1233 in poetry, 1231 in poetry, 1239 in poetry, 1234 in poetry, 1236 in poetry, 1232 in poetry. Excerpt: Wells Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England. It is the seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, who lives at the adjacent Bishop's Palace. Built between 1175 and 1490, Wells Cathedral has been described as "the most poetic of the English Cathedrals". Much of the structure is in the Early English style and is greatly enriched by the deeply sculptural nature of the mouldings and the vitality of the carved capitals in a foliate style known as "stiff leaf". The eastern end has retained much original glass, which is rare in England. The exterior has a splendid Early English façade and a large central tower. The first church was established on the site in 705. Construction of the present building began in the 10th century and was largely complete at the time of its dedication in 1239. It has undergone several expansions and renovations since then and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade I listed building. Peter Price is the current Bishop of Bath and Wells having been appointed in 2001; and John Clarke took over as Dean in September 2004 after previously being principal of Ripon Theological College at Cuddesdon, Oxford. There is archaeological evidence of a late Roman mausoleum on the site. The first church was established here in 705 by King Ine of Wessex, at the urging of Aldhelm, Bishop of Sherborne, in whose diocese it lay. It was dedicated to...