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Medieval City
After the vigorous growth of the 10th and 11th centuries, Exeter experienced a prolonged period of more modest success in the later middle ages. Nevertheless it functioned as a regional centre for much of Devon and Somerset, with its markets and fairs, town crafts and foreign trade.
Exeter was also an important centre of the church, with its cathedral, monasteries, friaries, and hospitals, in addition to its thirty parish churches.
Gandy Street
St Martin’s Church
The parishes of central Exeter
Plan of Medieval Exeter
Engraving of the Guildhall
Thomas Rowlandson’s view of the South Gate of Exeter
South Gate: the Farington engraving
The North Gate
The interior of Broadgate
The City Wall by John White Abbott
Exe Bridge: a modern view
Reconstruction of Exe Bridge in late 13th century
The Seal of the Wardens of Exe Bridge
An impression from the Exe Bridge seal
Spreat’s view of Exeter Cathedral
Exeter Cathedral
Carter’s drawing of the Cathedral west front (north end)
Carter’s drawing of the Cathedral west front (south end)
The Cathedral nave
The tomb of Bishop Stafford
The Minstrels’ Gallery
Bishop Marshall’s tomb
Mouldings in the Lady Chapel
The Bishop’s Throne
Architectural drawing of the cathedral choir
The Cathedral Choir
The Cathedral Chapter House
A boss from the Bishop’s Palace
The College of the Vicars Choral in the late 19th century
A holy water stoup from the College of the Vicars Choral
Reconstruction view of the Annuellars’ College
The fireplace from the Precentor’s house, Cathedral Close
Detail of an angel from the Chantry fireplace
The initials of John Coombe from the Chantry fireplace
A view of the guest hall at St Nicholas Priory
Polsloe Priory
Reconstruction view of the west range of Polsloe Priory
View of the kitchens at Polsloe Priory under excavation
Two late 13th–century finger rings worn by nuns
Seal of Prior Thomas Dene
An angel in alabaster
The medieval vestment from St Mary Arches church
Crucifixion scene from the St Mary Arches vestment
Detail showing St Paul from the St Mary Arches vestment
Old Heavitree Church
St Leonard’s Old Church
Head in Beer stone
Glass panel of an angel by the Exeter Cathedral Master
The face of the angel
The feet of the angel
A bell cast by Robert Norton of Exeter
The founder’s mark on the bell cast by Robert Norton
Two iron coin dies used to forge gold coins
Bronze scrap from Exe Bridge
An ampulla mould
Fragment of a knight’s tomb, Greyfriar’s church
A fragment of a Valencian lustreware dish
The Exeter Puzzle Jug
Detail of the Exeter Puzzle Jug
Detail of the Exeter Puzzle Jug
Two Saintonge polychrome jugs
A Saintonge green–glazed jug
North French jugs
Elaborate medieval pottery from Lincoln, Nottingham and Doncaster
A South Somerset jug
A group of late medieval pottery
Italian glass fragments
A silver ring from Exe Bridge
Model of The House that Moved, Frog Street
Moving The House that Moved in 1963
Figure of St Peter
A wooden mallet
Wooden bowls and a plate
A stone mortar
A glass jug
A pewter dish
A medieval barrel from Paul Street
A detail of the barrel from Paul Street
Leather shoes
Wynard’s Almshouses
Reconstruction view of the College of Vicars Choral
A gold ring from Flowerpot
Medieval roof finial
A series of hones
Glass
A glass alembic
Bowhill House
Bowhill: the hall roof
Bowhill: drawing of a chamber roof
An alabaster panel
Excavation in Trichay Street in 1972
Excavations at the Gardeners Arms, Wonford
Plan of the moated site at the Gardeners Arms, Wonford
St Loyes Chapel
The Cathedral and Bishop’s Palace
A view of the guest hall at St Nicholas Priory around 1900
Plan of the city c 1220–1540
Daniel King’s view of Exeter Cathedral
Daniel King’s view of the West Front at Exeter Cathedral
The development of Exeter Cathedral
Measured drawing of Exeter Cathedral’s West Front
Sculptures in the West Front of Exeter Cathedral
The quarries supplying Exeter Cathedral
Measured drawing of Exeter Cathedral
Decorated window tracery at Exeter Cathedral
Decorated window tracery at Exeter Cathedral
Tracery patterns in the choir at Exeter Cathedral
Elevation drawing of Exeter Cathedral choir
The geology of a bay of Exeter Cathedral
Sculpture of the Annunciation at Exeter Cathedral
Medieval floor tiles in Exeter Cathedral
Archaeological study of the high roofs at Exeter Cathedral
Dendrochronology in progress at Exeter cathedral
The roof of Exeter Cathedral Chapter House
The vault of Exeter Cathedral’s nave
The timber vault in Exeter Cathedral
The timber vault in Exeter Cathedral
Measured drawing of the north tower vault
The floor above the vault in the Cathedral’s north tower
The Guildhall: a modern view of the interior
The development of the nunnery of Polsloe Priory
Timber screen at Polsloe Priory
Fragment of a sculpture of the Virgin and Child
St Petrock’s church
Archaeological survey of St Petrock’s church
Misericord showing a woman picking nits from her daughter’s hair
Seal of Topsham
Provision for the sick: Wynard’s almshouses
Heavitree stone
Exeter Trap stone
Late medieval ridge–tile from Bowhill
The lierne vault of JL Pearson
Engravings on slate
A 13th–century brooch
Domesticated dogs
