# Talk:Vicars' Close, Wells

V interesting page, well done.  You talk about it looking longer/shorter depending on whether it is veiwed from the top/bottom, but the photo is captioned 'looking south'  Is this looking from the top to the bottom, or from the bottom to the top? 86.147.160.236 (talk) 11:29, 14 March 2009 (UTC)

Thanks. I used 'nearest the cathedral' in place of 'bottom'. --Derek Andrews (talk) 22:17, 14 March 2009 (UTC)
Hi - another question - did your use of 'top' and 'bottom' suggest that the ground is sloping?  I can't really tell from the photo. 86.147.160.236 (talk) 08:46, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
That actually came from what I copied over from Wells to start the article. But yes, it rises away from the cathedral. My recollection was that it is not much, but the OS map shows a 5m rise. --Derek Andrews (talk) 10:25, 16 March 2009 (UTC)
This photo [1] in commons shows the roofs stepping up, something I hadn't noticed before. --Derek Andrews (talk) 10:29, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

Rodw - I think a short update would benefit this article. A proposed restoration is generating some interest in the architectural press, and it has highlighted potential contributions by William Burges, which I think is a relatively recent discovery. I shall see what Crook has to say, and drop a paragraph in, unless anyone else wants to pick it up. KJP1 (talk) 13:15, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Now done. KJP1 (talk) 16:30, 20 March 2025 (UTC)