Ambulatory 20 Yards South West Of Horton Court

The ambulatory, located 20 yards south west of Horton Court, dates from around 1527 to 1529 and was built for William Knight, who was Prothonotary to the Holy See and later became Bishop of Bath and Wells. Constructed from rubble and freestone, it features a Cotswold stone slate roof. The design is in the Perpendicular Gothic style but resembles a Renaissance garden loggia. It has a six-bay arcade facing east, supported by octagonal piers with moulded caps and pedestals, and features chamfered four-centred arches. There are buttresses with set-offs at both the north and south ends. Inside, the west wall displays four coarse stucco medallions in a classical style, depicting figures such as Nero and Hannibal. Knight traveled to Rome in 1527 to represent Henry VIII in his divorce case, and it is believed he drew inspiration from similar structures he observed in Italy.