Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral is more formally known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter in Exeter.  Building of Exeter Cathedral commenced in 1275 and was not fully completed until the 14th century.  It is a grade 1 listed building.

There are several interesting features of note about this Anglican cathedral.  It has a very early set of misericords, used to support a person during long periods of standing prayer.  The medieval vaulted ceiling is the longest uninterrupted stone ceiling in the world. A minstrels gallery, dating from 1360 is said to be unique in an English cathedral. And the cathedral also features an astronomical clock, one of four to be found in the west of England.

During its time Exeter Cathedral has had to endure.  It suffered damage during the period known as the Dissolution of the Monasteries.  The cloisters took a destructive hit during the English Civil War. During WWII the cathedral became the object of a German air offensive against buildings of cultural and historical importance.  This resulted in a high explosive shell destroying the chapel of St James, three bays of an aisle and two flying buttresses on 4th May 1942.  In anticipation of an attack many of the cathedrals artefacts were already in safe storage.

Now the cathedral and the country is at peace church kneelers of a fine quality are safely being constructed.