Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral in its various forms has a long rich history. It is the jewel of Exeter city and its history is integral to the history of Exeter in general. The site of the cathedral is that of a camp of the Roman Army's Augustan Legion. Roman ruins have been found in the grounds of the cathedral. Initially the cathedral has evolved structurally throughout the centuries from the Saxons, Normans, through to the 18th century when Edwin Lutyens designed the memorial cross on the cathedral green. During the Blitz in 1942, the cathedral was hit by the german bombers. The damage has been repaired and today restoration and conservation work is ongoing. Visiting the cathedral brings us into the past and present and into the spiritual world of the ages. Exeter has been a spiritual centre for milleniums

Walking around Cathedral Close we get in touch with the past in which the Exeter cathedral was a definite centre of peoples' lives. Today it is a place in the city where people have lunch and lie in the sun, have craft markets, and generally meet. Yesteryear the cathedral green played a similar role, in that people played games on the green, held markets, and generally made it part of their everyday lives.

The shops around Cathedral Green are well worth a visit and this is a lovely way to spend a morning or afternoon. Take a drink or a coffee in the pubs or coffee shops which are scattered around the close.

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