Wall To Bishop'S Palace Walls To Bishop'S Palace

The walls to Bishop's Palace are a tall 17th-century red brick structure that runs from the west end of the west wing of Bishop's Palace to the junction with Church Lane, extending southward for approximately 147 yards along the boundary with Church Lane. The wall steps down in height from about 12 feet at the north end to about 6 feet at the south end and features a weathered brick capping. Parts of the wall are much patched. Additionally, another wall extends from the southeast corner of the east tower of Bishop's Palace southward along the boundary with The Gallery to the northeast corner of No. 9 The Gallery. This wall is very wide, has a wide tiled weathered capping, and incorporates 17th-century facing to earlier walls within it.

The Bishop's Palace and its walls are part of a group that includes The Chantry, the walls and gate to The Chantry, No. 3, and the wall and railings to No. 3 Palace Green. They also form a group with the Great Hall (Bishop's residence), the Queen's Hall (Headmaster's House), the wall to the garden of the Bishop's residence, the guest quarters of the Monastery, the walls to the guest quarters of the Monastery, Ely Porta, Prior's House (Boarding House of the King's School), Prior Crauden's Chapel, the walls to the garden of the Prior's House, Ely Porta, the barn and storehouse of the Monastery, the wall to the barn and storehouse, and Nos. 2 to 8 (consecutive) and No. 9 (stables to Bishop's Palace), The Gallery.