Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral is a truly magnificent building in right in the heart of the city centre. It is surrounded by big green spaces where you will find children playing and couples enjoying picnics in the summer months. By night you are more likely to find a group of homeless drunks. The building is colossal. The main entrance way is surrounded by statues of saints. You;ll find one with it's head missing - this is Mary and it was considered by the church to be unseemly to have a female amongst the male the saints so they decapitated her. This was some time ago... at least 5 years! ;o) There are strong powerful buttresses all along each side. ...

St. Peters Cathedral, standing for almost 900 years can be seen clearly from most approaches to the City of Exeter. The North Tower of St. Paul and the South Tower of St. John, being most visable. Exeter Cathedral started to be built in the year 1110, by a nephew of William the Conquerer, named William Warelwast, who was Bishop of Exeter from 1107 to 1137. The building was greatly hindered by a fire caused by King Stephen's Siege of the City in 1136 . The site had previously be occupied by a Monastery Church. At around this time, Exeter was the tenth biggest town in England. It had a population of about 2,500 people, living in 460 houses and and around 30 different ...

Hi, welcome to my hometown of Exeter, in deepest Devon. This is my review of what is going on, from a locals point of view, so come join me, what are you waiting for? First up a bit of history and Geography lesson. Exeter is located in Devon, and is regarded as the capital of the county. Plymouth is larger in size, but Exeter has all the county hall and administrative buildings, while Plymouth is more working class and a large navy background. Exeter is built on the river Exe, which starts on Exmoor, and meets the English Channel/Atlantic Ocean to the south at Exmouth. Exeter used to be badly flooded as the Exe expanded in winter, but a new flood defence ...