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Wooden pedestrian bridge through the River Exe.

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Exeter

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Exeter Riddle

This highly unusual stainless steel sculpture stands in a prominent position in Exeter's High Street. It was the work of Michael Fairfax and was unveiled in March 2006. The Exeter Riddle has verses from the tenth century "Exeter Book" inscribed on it.

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St Martin's Church

In a corner of Exeter's Cathedral Close, St Martin's Church dates to the 11th century. The first church here was dedicated in 1065, the year before the Norman Conquest by Bishop Leofric, who also founded the nearby Cathedral. Signs of the original Saxon stonework can still be seen. It is the most important and complete church in the centre of Exeter, having escaped both Victorian refurnishing and the Second World War bombing which severely damaged many other Exeter churches. Its tiny parish - smaller than the size of a football pitch - served the workers and traders who crowded into the three- and four-storey houses in the surrounding streets.

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Ruins of St Catherine's Chapel

In 1894, Lady Hotham financed their restoration and they were handed over to the Church Army as a hostel. During the second war, servicemen were billeted in the buildings. The bombing of May 1942 destroyed the Almshouses and Chapel. Rather than clear the ruins, the City Council landscaped the ruins as a memorial to that dreadful night.

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Ruins of St Catherine's Chapel

This well known chapel and almshouses were founded by Canon John Stevens in 1457 to house thirteen poor men. The almshouse and chapel were constructed on open ground, which had once been covered by Roman cobbles, out of Heavitree stone with dressing of ashlar or Beer stone. The glass panels are an artwork entitled Marking Time. The door shaped panels have pieces of medieval pottery, and glass through to a Coke can that have been excavated by archaeologists during the building work, sandwiched between the panes.

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Queen Street Clock Tower

This ornate clock tower was erected in 1897 by Mrs Louisa A. Miles in memory of her husband who died in 1881 aged 91. He was an Exeter Magistrate and philanthropist.

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Mol's Coffee House

One of the most photographed places in Exeter. Mol's Coffee House is said to have been opened by an Italian of that name in the sixteenth century. Legend has it that Drake, Raleigh and Hawkins met here to discuss their triumphs.

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Exeter Cathedral, St. Paul's Tower

The Saxon church was rebuilt in 1114, but most of what remains is the result of rebuilding between 1275-1375. It seems that Bishop Bronescombe was impressed with the new Cathedral at Salisbury and decided to rebuild his own church at Exeter in the new Gothic style. The Norman towers were retained from that first church, but little else.

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Exeter Cathedral

There was a Roman camp on the site of Exeter's present Cathedral, and evidence of Christian worship here as early as the 5th century. A monastery grew up near the site by the 7th century, but it was not until 1050 that Exeter became a bishop's seat when the Bishop of Crediton and St Germans moved here. The first Bishop of Exeter, Leofric, was installed by Edward the Confessor, and the former minster Church of St. Mary and St. Peter became the Cathedral.

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Cricklepit Bridge

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Rougemont Castle, the eleventh-century Norman gate tower.

Erected in 1068 and built specifically for William the Conqueror, Rougemont Castle is a small Norman fortress and stands on the site of ancient Roman ruins. Rougemont Castle is named after the red stone used in its construction and is partly ruined, with its remaining Georgian buildings being used by Exeter's crown and county courts until 2006. A small plaque is sited close to the gatehouse and contains some interesting information about the last person ever executed in England for witchcraft, who was imprisoned here in the latter part of the 17th century, for her suspected involvement in black magic. The future of Rougemont Castle is not yet confirmed, since it has recently been sold for an estimated £1.5 million and is most likely to be converted for commercial use of some kind.

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English Castles, Exeter, Devon

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