Abbey Churchyard · Bath
Jacob's Ladder, Stone Version
Find the angels climbing up — and tumbling down — the Abbey's west front.
- ⏱ 15 min
- 💷 £0
- 🥾 Easy
Bath Abbey's west front has two stone ladders carved straight into the tower, angels climbing up one side and, if you look closely, falling down the other. It's a 500-year-old sculpture of a bishop's actual dream.
What you’ll do
- 1Face the tower
- 2Spot the ladders
- 3Prove it
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Photo: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0
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