When Bishop Oliver King arrived in Bath in 1499 he found the Norman cathedral badly delapadated and had a dream in which angels were ascending and descending a ladder from heaven and a voice said: Let an olive establish the crown and a king restore the church.' And armed with the word of the Lord, he did exactly that. This dream is commemorated in this unique carving on the West front of the Abbey with angels ascending and descending ladders either side of the main window. The figure at the top on this (North) side is believed to be St Paul holding a book and on the other side is St. Peter holding a lyre. Some of the angels are carved head downwards. There are also two carvings of a crown through which an olive tree is growing - representing the words of the bishop's dream