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Clock mechanism, Exeter Cathedral
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I assume that this lump of ancient engineering, to be found in the North... (more)
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Exeter Cathedral vaulted ceiling
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The ceiling of Exeter Cathedral is the longest uninterrupted Medieval stone... (more)
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North tower door, Exeter Cathedral
by Rob Farrow
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This narrow little door leads from the North Transept of Exeter Cathedral into... (more)
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Exeter Cathedral - North Tower
by Rob Farrow
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There is a tower over both north and south transepts of Exeter Cathedral. This... (more)
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Mouths of the Contra Violone
by Rob Farrow
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This is the row of air vents or mouths at the base of the huge 32 foot Contra... (more)
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East Window in the Quire, Exeter Cathedral
by Rob Farrow
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Exeter Cathedral has two East Windows, one at the far eastern end of the church... (more)
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Palm vaulted roof, Exeter Cathedral
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Exeter Cathedral displays some of the finest examples of the Decorated period of... (more)
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Statuary on West Front of Exeter Cathedral
by Rob Farrow
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Some of the many statues that adorn the West Front of Exeter Cathedral. This... (more)
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Tower over southern transept, Exeter Cathedral
by Rob Farrow
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There are towers over both transepts of Exeter Cathedral. These are the oldest... (more)
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Exeter Cathedral
by Steven Haslington
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Exeter Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican... (more)
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Memorial and wall painting, Exeter Cathedral
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A memorial tablet with black basalt columns to Jacob Raillard an Exeter merchant... (more)
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Thirty-two foot Contra Violone pipes
by Rob Farrow
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These magnificent tubes create the rumbling contra-bass notes of the lowest... (more)
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Tomb of Walter Bronescombe, Bishop of Exeter
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Walter Bronescombe was born in Exeter around 1220 and became bishop in 1258... (more)
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Massive buttresses, Exeter Cathedral
by Rob Farrow
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These huge buttresses were quite a new invention when they were built to support... (more)
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Tomb of Judge John Dodderidge
by Rob Farrow
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Sir John Dodderidge was Member of Parliament for Barnstaple, and by profession a... (more)
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Tomb of Hugh Oldham, Bishop of Exeter
by Rob Farrow
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Hugh Oldham was Bishop of Exeter from November 24th 1504 until his death on 25th... (more)
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Memorial to Valentine Carey
by Rob Farrow
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This impressive memorial is to Valentine Carey, Bishop of Exeter from 1621 until... (more)
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Nave of Exeter Cathedral
by Rob Farrow
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Wonderful palm vaulting of the late C14th, a transitional style between the... (more)
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Tomb of Hugh and Margaret Courtenay
by Rob Farrow
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Hugh Courtenay (1303-1377) was the second Earl of Devon; his wife, the Countess,... (more)
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Tomb of the Carews, Exeter Cathedral
by Rob Farrow
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A rather unusual double-decker Elizabethan tomb. On the top Sir Gawen and Lady... (more)
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Ancient Glass Panel, Exeter Cathedral (3)
by Rob Farrow
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A tall panel of C15th glass (estimate) depicting The Virgin Mary holding the... (more)
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Ancient Glass Panel, Exeter Cathedral (2)
by Rob Farrow
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This panel of ancient glass {I would estimate C15th} depicts, I think, the risen... (more)
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Ancient Glass Panel, Exeter Cathedral (1)
by Rob Farrow
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Most ancient stained glass (i.e. prior to the C18th) was destroyed in the... (more)
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Sir Robert Stapleton with beheaded attendants
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The effigy of Sir Robert Stapleton in Exeter Cathedral dating from 1320. While... (more)
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Effigy of Edmund Stafford, Bishop of Exeter
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A close-up view of the head of the effigy of Edmund Stafford who was Bishop of... (more)
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Nativity window, Exeter Cathedral
by Julian P Guffogg
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A Nativity window in memory of Edward Andrew Sanders 1813-1905. He was a J.P.... (more)
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Stained glass window, Exeter Cathedral
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An Air Raid commemoration window by Christopher Webb, 1957.
Showing the 1942... (more)
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Tomb of Bishop William Cotton
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William Cotton was bishop of Exeter from 1598 to 1621 when he died. He was... (more)
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Memorial to the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers
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The inscription reads (actually all in capitals):
"Erected 1860 By the... (more)
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Sir Peter Carew
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Close-up of the effigy of Sir Peter Carew, nephew of Sir Gawen and Lady Carew... (more)
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Sir Henry de Raleigh
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Fragments of the original colouring of this recumbent knight, thought to be Sir... (more)
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Sir Humphrey de Bohun, Earl of Hereford (probably)
by Rob Farrow
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There are two effigies of knights in the South Quire Ambulatory, the... (more)
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Exeter Cathedral
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The Cathedral Green is a bustling place in the summer.
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Stained glass window, Exeter Cathedral
by Julian P Guffogg
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Located in St John the Evangelist Chapel, it dates from the early 14th C. with... (more)
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Sir John and Lady Elizabeth Gilbert
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Tomb of the Gilberts of Compton
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This splendid tomb is of Sir John Gilbert of Compton and his wife Elizabeth (née... (more)
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Little angels
by Rob Farrow
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Two little angels support the heads of Lord and Lady Courtenay, second Earl and... (more)
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Strange little beastie
by Rob Farrow
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Your guess is as good as mine as to precisely what species this little beast is... (more)
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Sir Gawen and Lady Carew
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Assumption of the Virgin wall painting
by Rob Farrow
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This is a C16th wall painting of the Assumption of the Virgin - when Mary, at... (more)
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Tomb of Dorothy, Lady Dodderidge
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A fine early C17th tomb bearing the effigy of Dorothy, Lady Dodderidge. She is... (more)
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Seventeenth century vandalism
by Rob Farrow
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It just goes to show that graffiti and vandalism are nothing new! Initials... (more)
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Exeter Cathedral nave
by Richard Croft
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View west in Exeter Cathedral nave
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Exeter Cathedral nave
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View east in Exeter Cathedral nave
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Exeter Cathedral
by Richard Croft
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West front of Exeter Cathedral
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Tanner memorial window, Exeter Cathedral
by Julian P Guffogg
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Window in memory of Capt. Thomas Tanner, sometime Mayor of Exeter, formerly of... (more)
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Quire east window, Exeter Cathedral
by Julian P Guffogg
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The original window was erected Circa 1300, as a six light window. When the east... (more)
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Brass of William Langeton, Exeter Cathedral
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Canon of Exeter, he died in 1413.
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Memorial to Matthew Godwin, Exeter Cathedral
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Organist and master of music at Canterbury and Exeter. Died in 1586, aged 18.
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Exeter cathedral cat hole
by Marika Reinholds
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The cat hole, cut into the bottom of a door leading to the North tower, and... (more)
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