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Bath Abbey

Bath Abbey Illuminated
Bath Abbey is a church built by a dream. In this case the dreamer was Oliver King, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and 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 of Bath pulled down and in 1499 work began on a new cathedral. Bath Abbey was the last cathedral built before the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII.

The chancel and side aisles had been vaulted by the time of the Dissolution, 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.

The Abbey is only a few yards away from another of Bath's most popular visitor attractions, the Roman Baths and Pump Room.

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Bath Abbey
The Abbey Office
13 Kingston Buildings
Bath
Somerset
BA1 1LT
Tel: 01225 422462
Fax: 01225 429990
Email: office@bathabbey.org
Web: www.bathabbey.org
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