THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PETER IN EXETER THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF SAINT PETER IN EXETER
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Welcome to the English page of our web site.
This page contains extracts from the Exeter Cathedral web site. A pictorial guided tour is available to you as well as a plan of the Cathedral showing the stages of its development.
Some important dates in our Cathedral's history:
55-65 First Roman Settlement
4th century First evidence of Christian Worship.
1050 Bishopric under Leofric transferred from Crediton to Exeter.
About 1110 Norman cathedral (with present towers) begun.
1270 Present cathedral begun.
1369 Completed under Bishop Grandisson.
1655 Destruction of the cloisters.
1665 Construction of Loosemore Organ after the Restoration of King Charles II.
1870-90 Cathedral quire and nave restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott, and cloisters partially restored by J. L. Pearson.
1942 Exeter bombed. Cathedral damaged.
Pictorial guide.
Plan
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