Cathedral Close, Exeter, August 1982

The historic buildings of Cathedral Close, Exeter.

Cathedral Close, Exeter, August 1982

The historic buildings of Cathedral Close, Exeter.

Cathedral Yard, Exeter, August 1982

The historic buildings of Cathedral Yard, Exeter. The historic buildings to the right of this view were destroyed in a tragic fire October 28/29, 2016.

Royal Clarence Hotel - Cathedral Cathedral Green, Exeter, April 1982

The historic buildings of Cathedral Yard, Exeter. The Royal Clarence Hotel was sadly destroyed by fire October 28/29, 2016 after a fire broke out in an adjacent building.

Devon & Exeter Institution - August 1996

A view from the rear of the Devon and Exeter Institution looking towards Exeter Cathedral

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

St Stephen's Church - High Street, Exeter. St Stephen's Church is a small church in the centre of Exeter. It has a Saxon crypt but the first mention of the church is in the Domesday Book. Its location (now near the middle of the High Street) was formerly opposite the medieval guildhall. In July 2012 it reopened following a major renovation which cost £1.5 million.[

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

The Remains of St Catharine's Alms Houses Exeter destroyed in a bombing raid during the WWII Blitz on Exeter.

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1978

The long defunct Exeter Maritime Musem

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

A Sunday morning on High Street, Exeter in the days when the shops were closed on Sunday!

Exeter, Devon - August 18, 1982

Princesshay looking towards Exeter Cathedral Princesshay is a shopping precinct built in the early 1950s to replace buildings that had been severely damaged in the World War II Baedeker Blitz. From 2005 the precinct and some surrounding buildings were demolished and rebuilt as a new shopping centre that opened in September 2007.

Exeter, Devon - August 23, 1985

The Exe Ferry, Exeter Quays. The ferry is hand worked via a wire cable stretched across the River Exe. The ornate cast iron lamp post on the quayside by the ferry steps was recovered when the Exe Roadbridge was demolished as part of road improvements at the end of the 1960s. This scene would once have been familiar with viewers of the BBC TV series the Onedin Line as much filming took place around here as well as Dartmouth in the early series of this long running maritime drama.

Exeter, Devon - August 23, 1985

The Warehouses - Exeter Quays. When this view was taken most of the warehouses formed part of the Exeter Maritime Museum which has long since closed. Today they have been redeveloped as commercial and residential accommodation though the external appearance of these listed structures remains unchanged.

Exeter, Devon - August 23, 1985

River Exe, Exeter. The Warehouses were then occupied buy the Exeter Maritime Museum, sadly long since closed.

Exeter, Devon - August 23, 1985

The Custom House, Exeter Quays was built in 1680 at the height of Exeter's woollen cloth industry. In the 21st Century it now functions as a Tourist Centre. This photograph was taken in 1985.

Exeter, Devon - August 23, 1985

The Custom House, Exeter Quays was built in 1680 at the height of Exeter's woollen cloth industry. In the 21st Century it now functions as a Tourist Centre. This photograph was taken in 1985.

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

The statue of the Blueboy placed in Princesshay marked the position of St John's Hospital School whose pupils wore a blue uniform.

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

Bear Street, Exeter - The Bishop's Palace can be seen in the centre of this view.

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

Exeter Cathedral viewed from near Bedford Circus.

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

Exeter Cathedral photographed from near the Royal Clarence Hotel. Exeter Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter. The present building was completed by about 1400, and has several notable features, including an early set of misericords, an astronomical clock and the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England.

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

View along Cathedral Close from outside Mol's Coffee House, towards the buildings of The Devon and Exeter Institution. Parts of Exeter Cathedral can be seen to the right of the photograph.

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

Cathedral Yard left and Cathedral Close. A reminder of happier times many years before the Mansion House (extreme left) and the Royal Clarence Hotel were destroyed by fire in late October 2016. The small church beyond the Royal Clarence is the 15th Century St Martin's Church and the buildings of Cathedral Close including the impressive 16th Century Mol's Coffee House dating back to 1596.

Exeter, Devon - April 04, 1982

Cathdral Close - with the 15th Century St Martin's Church on the left next to Mols Coffee House. The Devon and Exeter Institution is on the right.