Wells, New College 1892
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The battlemented building opposite the North Porch, No 9 Cathedral Green, currently the Cathedral Music School, was originally a canonical house re-built , an Italian scholar. He wrote most of his 26-volume 'Anglicae Historiae' while in this house. This 'History of England' became compulsory reading in all schools under Elizabeth I. He was chamberlain to Pope Alexander VI, and acted for the Italian Bishop of Bath and Wells, Cardinal Adriano de Castello (1504-1518). The house later became a brewery, but it was restored and was the theological college from 1888 to 1971. Next door is the 16th-century Chancellor's House, which is now Wells Museum. This was one of the houses held by the bishop and granted to the canons. Recently, extensive excavations in the garden revealed pottery and ceramics dating back to late Saxon times.
An extract from Wells Photographic Memories.
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