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Well's Trading Post says it is housed in an historic 11th Century Mill. For more information - http://www.wellstradingpost.com/index.html
©Sharon Loxton
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©Danny Robinson
Dist:0.1km north<br/>There was a time when it was possible to drive from Tucker St. to Priory Rd. via West street (a bit of a 'rat run'). Evidently that is no longer possible. The buildings on the left are classic brownfield development. They stand on a site formerly occupied by Sheldon Jones Engineering.
©Sharon Loxton
Dist:0.1km north<br/>The Wells Film Centre opened around about the same time that the Regal Cinema (just along the road) closed down. The building originally was home to the 'Boy's Club'. It has three screens.
©Sharon Loxton
Dist:0.1km north<br/>This row of terraced houses was constructed 2 years ago on a former industrial site (Sheldon Jones Engineering). St Andrew's Walk links Princes street with West street.
©Sharon Loxton
Dist:0.1km north<br/>The Regal Cinema is an Art Deco building which was Grade II listed in 1994. It was built by the independent Regal Wells Company Ltd. and opened on 12th November 1935. Seating was provided for 420 in the stalls and 160 in the balcony. The Regal also had a fully equipped stage which was 45 feet deep with a proscenium opening of 28 feet wide, along with four dressing rooms. The Cinema was taken over by the Clifton Cinema Circuit of Birmingham from July 1938 and they operated it for many years. It screened its last film in January 1993 and then became a full time bingo club, which closed in around 1997. In 2003 a Public Entertainment License was granted for the building to become a nightclub, and it is now known as 'Kudos'. It is currently on the local Mendip District Council 'Historic Buildings at Risk Register'.
©Sharon Loxton
Dist:0.1km north<br/>A view of the south side of the church taken from St Cuthbert's road. http://www.stcuthbertswells.co.uk/index.php
©Sharon Loxton
Dist:0.1km north<br/>St Cuthbert's is the largest parish church in Somerset, and belongs to the perpendicular period. Parts of the church date back to the 13th century, but a general rebuilding took place in the 15th century and most of the church dates from then. There are records of two previous churches on the site, the first dating from Saxon times and the second from Norman times. http://www.stcuthbertswells.co.uk/index.php
©Sharon Loxton
Dist:0.1km north<br/>Seen from the junction with Portway and Princes Road. The row of cottages is dominated by [[1752028]].
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.2km north<br/>The Regal Cinema is an Art Deco building which was Grade II listed in 1994. It was built by the independent Regal Wells Company Ltd. and opened on 12th November 1935. Seating was provided for 420 in the stalls and 160 in the balcony. The Regal also had a fully equipped stage which was 45 feet deep with a proscenium opening of 28 feet wide, along with four dressing rooms. The Cinema was taken over by the Clifton Cinema Circuit of Birmingham from July 1938 and they operated it for many years. It screened its last film in January 1993 and then became a full time bingo club, which closed in around 1997. In 2003 a Public Entertainment License was granted for the building to become a nightclub, and it is now known as 'Kudos'. It is currently on the local Mendip District Council 'Historic Buildings at Risk Register'.
©Sharon Loxton
Dist:0.2km north<br/>There was a time when it was possible to drive from Tucker St. to Priory Rd. via West street (a bit of a 'rat run'). That hasn't been the case for some years now, which must make the houses here much nicer to live in without all the passing traffic.
©Sharon Loxton
Dist:0.2km north<br/>This north facing view shows the loading bays of the bus station, behind which are the houses which line Market Street, and beyond that the striking perpendicular tower of St. Cuthbert's Church, which is the largest parish church in Somerset.
©Sharon Loxton
Dist:0.2km north<br/>A closer view of [[1752028]] from [[1752033]] at the corner of the churchyard, emphasising the power of the stepped buttresses.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Seen here across a car park from Portway, the tower is the third highest of Somerset's grand collection of parish churches, and from many vantage points around the town and its vicinity, is as clear a landmark as the cathedral. It has a complicated arrangement of pinnacles towards the summit. Even more distinctive is the enormous height of the top stage, with elongated lancets. See also images at http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=11298455 . http://webapp1.somerset.gov.uk/her/details.asp?prn=20454 for the details of the church.
©Derek Harper
Dist:0.2km north<br/>This fairly recently constructed building houses the information/ticket office for the bus station.
©Sharon Loxton

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