A Note to the Reader:
On our trip we were able to see six cathedrals in total. We visited Exeter on the day before the walk. During the walk we visited, in order: Wells, Salisbury, Winchester, Rochester, and Canterbury (we took rest days at Wells, Salisbury, and Canterbury, which encouraged more photographs!). Each cathedral is lovely in its own right and, for all but Rochester, we took many, many pictures—far too many to feature in our regular walking-day posts. So we've decided to include some photo posts dedicated to these magnificent buildings.
So, first up...
Exeter Cathedral
Dedicated to St. Peter
Diocese transferred from Crediton, 1050
Original Norman cathedral rebuilt from east end ca. 1275-1375
The cathedral close, featuring the north side of the nave, with a statue of the Anglican
theologian Richard Hooker (1553-1600), born near and educated in Exeter. (As you can see from the far right of the picture, the west end of the cathedral was completely scaffolded so we don't have any pictures of
it.)
The northeast (choir) end and north crossing tower (right). These towers are leftovers from an original Norman cathedral, and were integrated into the rebuilt cathedral as transepts—an ingenious reuse of these fine, older structures.
The nave, looking east; with the choir vault—which you can see extending seemingly to infinity beyond the choir screen and organ—forms the longest continuous Gothic vault in the world.
Here is the nave again, this time looking west.
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| Monument to R.D. Blackmore, author of Lorna Doone |
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| Some whimsical medieval carving—gymnastics! |
And finally, the beautiful east window...and below, another shot of Exeter's famous, magnificent vault.
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