Bishop’s Palace: Medieval ruin Bishop Palace in Wales (Part – 2)

By Asad Russel –

After Part – 1
At the Bishop’s Palace what to see:
In the palace many of the walls crowning, of Henry Gower is the trademark the arcaded parapet. With about 150 carved corbels and a checkboard pattern much of it is decorated. Supported the wall walks and of the roofs channeled rainwater the parapet on the practical level. Into the courtyard from the gatehouse as you emerge to your left of the palace there is the east range, of the bishop and his retinue for the private use this was used mainly.

There is the bishop’s chapel next to the gatehouse in the eastern corner, by its east-west orientation as such identified, glazed windows fully, and of a chimney there is the lack. From the courtyard to the chapel your entrance the external stair by the bishop’s servant and retinue indicates its use. On the alternating large and small carved head corbels would have been carried an elegant wooden ceiling.

There is the bishop’s solar next to the chapel, as a private sitting room that functioned a handsome chamber. His closest friends would have entertained here the bishop and the informal meals of him taken. There is the east wing on the cathedral side jutting off, the bishop’s parlor or bedchamber which was probably, with a large fireplace and with a latrine it was equipped.

There is the bishop’s hall to the bishop’s solar next door, in residence here when he was used by the bishop. At the opposite end with a screen creating passage at the northern end of the hall there were the high table and dais. With serene human heads corbels carved the roof trusses of wooden supported and on the exterior of the building contrast with the sculpture. There is a very narrow stairways in one corner for a good view to the parapet that will take you up.

The kitchen you will first pass in the inside, in the middle with a base a large open room where once anchored a huge pillar. In the great hall and in the bishop’s hall for diners here were prepared the meals, with both halls which connects the kitchen the first floor passageway the meals carried by the servants. With an arched doorway a porch from the kitchen and into the courtyard back down stairs leads. A left take and the larger arched stairway towards head, along the way which overlook the courtyard noticing the carved corbels.

There is the south range from the gatehouse entrance opposite the courtyard, the distinguished guests where the bishop entertained a more public area. By the great hall porch is entrance, designed to impress visitors a ceremonial doorway and into the great hall the doorway and steps screen. In the palace among the features it the most highly decorated, and above it two large statue had once.

The west range of the palace is the earliest surviving part, late 12th century or the early 13th century dating from. A single story building it was originally but in the 14th century was modified when were inserted the undercrofts for storing the foods, beer and wine. Onto the south lawns of the courtyard in the southeast corner, of the palace of the east and south exteriors you can have the nice views.   

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