Exeter : Britain

Exeter : Britain
The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at 50° 43′ 25″ N 3° 31′ 39″ W. In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. The city’s motto, Semper fidelis, was suggested by Elizabeth I.
Attractions in Exeter
The front of Exeter Cathedral
Ruined gatehouse at Rougemont Castle. Note the red sandstone, characteristic of many older Exeter buildings.
Among the notable buildings in Exeter are:
The cathedral, founded in 1050 when the bishop’s seat was moved from the nearby town of Crediton (birthplace of Saint Boniface) because Exeter’s Roman walls offered better protection against “pirates�, presumably Vikings. A statue of Richard Hooker, the sixteenth century Anglican theologian, who was born in Exeter, has a prominent place in the Cathedral Close.
The ruins of Rougemont Castle, built soon after the Norman Conquest; later parts of the castle are still in use as an Assize court, though a new courts complex is under construction and the castle will probably become accessible to tourists as a result.
The Guildhall, the oldest municipal building in England still in use.
The Custom House in the attractive Quay area
St Nicholas Priory in Mint Lane.
A number of medieval churches including St Mary Steps which has an elaborate clock.
Many of these are built in the local dark red sandstone, which gives its name to the castle and the park that now surrounds it (Rougemont = red hill). A plaque near the gatehouse recalls that in 1685 Alice Molland the last person executed for witchcraft in England, was executed in Exeter.
Northenhay Gardens located just outside the castle, is the oldest public open space in the whole of England, being origionally laid out in 1612 as a pleasure walk for Exeter residents. Much of Northernhay gardens now represent Victorian design, with a beautiful display of trees, mature shrubs and bushes and plenty of flower beds. The area is also where many statues are situated, most importantly the War Memorial by John Angel and the Deerstalker by E.B.Stephens (pictured below). The Volenteer Memorial from 1895, also in the gardens commemorates the formation of the 1st Rifle Volunteers in 1852. Other statues include John Dinham and Thomas Dyke Ackland.