Wells and Mendip Museum, Local history museum near Cathedral Green in Wells, England.
The Wells and Mendip Museum occupies a former Chancellors' House with Welsh slate gabled roofs and exhibits focusing on regional archaeology and geology.
Herbert E. Balch established the museum in 1893 to display his collection of local artifacts, and in 1932 it relocated from the Cathedral cloister to its present location.
The museum holds exhibitions of Roman lead ingots, cathedral statuary, 18th-century samplers, and geological specimens representing the Mendip Hills region.
Visitors receive access to permanent collections, temporary exhibitions, and educational programs through the Search and Learn Project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.
The museum contains the Balch Room, featuring Stone Age artifacts and a skeleton from Wookey Hole Caves connected to regional folklore.
Location: Wells
Inception: 1893
Address: 8 Cathedral Green, Wells BA5 2UE BA5 2UE BA5 2UE
Website: http://wellsmuseum.org.uk
GPS coordinates: 51.21090,-2.64450
Latest update: March 6, 2025 19:41
Wells Cathedral
79 m
Penniless Porch, Wells
134 m
Chain Gate, Wells
82 m
The Old Deanery
82 m
The Vicars' Chapel
137 m
Chapter House of Wells Cathedral
93 m
Polydor House
116 m
1-13, Vicars' Close
102 m
1, St Andrew Street
93 m
25, Market Place
125 m
Number 6 And Attached Railings
156 m
Vicar's Hall including No. 28 Vicars' Close
74 m
14-27, Vicars' Close
67 m
Henstridge House
154 m
Boundary Walls To Numbers 1-13
89 m
Ritchie Hall
137 m
Tower House
119 m
The Music School And Attached Walls
33 m
Mullins And Attached Boundary Wall
134 m
Boundary walls to Numbers 14-27, Vicars' Close
82 m
The Coach House And Gateway Adjoining
149 m
Gatehouse And South Boundary Wall To The Old Deanery
105 m
Pethericks
159 m
Number 1 With Front Boundary Railings
118 m
Triple Lamp Standard Adjacent To Boundary Wall Opposite Wells Museum
26 m
Triple Lamp Standard Approximately 25 Metres To West Of South West Tower
74 m
Old Deanery Court With Link Wall Along East Side
53 m
Wells Museum
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