Wells Cathedral (Part Three).

The Great West Front,

Wells Cathedral.

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The first Bishop of Wells was Athelm (909 A.D.), who Crowned King Æthelstan. Athelm and his nephew Dunstan both became Archbishops of Canterbury.[13]

Following the Norman Conquest, John de Villula moved the Seat of the Bishop from Wells to Bath in 1090.[21] The Church at Wells, no longer a Cathedral, had a college of Secular Clergy.[21]

Wells Cathedral.

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Although it is clear from its size that, from the outset, the Church was planned to be the Cathedral of the Diocese,[21] the Seat of the Bishop moved between Wells and the Abbeys of Glastonbury and Bath, before settling at Wells.

In 1197, Reginald’s successor, Savaric FitzGeldewin, with the approval of Pope Celestine III, officially moved his Seat to Glastonbury Abbey. The title of Bishop of Bath and Glastonbury was used until the Glastonbury claim was abandoned in 1219.[25]

Savaric’s successor, Jocelin of Wells, again moved the Bishop’s Seat to Bath Abbey, with the title Bishop of Bath. Jocelin was a brother of Hugh (II) of Lincoln[26] and was present at the signing of Magna Carta. Jocelin continued the building campaign begun by Reginald and was responsible for the Bishop's Palace, the Choristers’ School, a Grammar School, a Hospital for travellers and a Chapel.

A Mediæval Street.

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PART FOUR FOLLOWS.