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Rougemont Castle

Rougemont Castle, also known as Exeter Castle, is the historic castle of the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It was built into the northern corner of the Roman city walls starting in or shortly after the year 1068, following Exeters rebellion against William the Conqueror. In 1136 it was besieged for three months by King Stephen. An outer bailey, of which little now remains, was added later in the 12th century. The castle is mentioned in Shakespeares play Richard III in a reference to that kings visit to Exeter in 1483. Devons county court was located here from at least 1607, and the three Devon Witches—the last people in England to be executed for witchcraft—were tried here in the 1680s. All the buildings inside the walls were swept away in the 1770s to make way for a new courthouse, which was extended by the addition of wings in 1895 and 1905. Because of its function as a court, the interior of the castle was not open to the public until the court moved to a new site in 2004. The entire site has since been sold to a developer whose stated aim is to transform it into "the Covent Garden of the South West". The castle is named after the red stone found in the hill, and used in the construction of the original buildings, of which the large early Norman gatehouse is the main remaining feature. It is surrounded on three sides by the Rougemont Gardens and Northernhay Gardens, public parks now maintained by Exeter City Council.

Exeter Cathedral

Exeter Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter at Exeter, is an Anglican cathedral, and the seat of the Bishop of Exeter, in the city of Exeter, Devon, in South West England. The present building was complete by about 1400, and has several notable features, including an early set of misericords, an astronomical clock and the longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England.

Killerton

Killerton is an 18th-century house in Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, England, which, with its hillside garden and estate, has been owned by the National Trust since 1944 and is open to the public. The National Trust displays the house as a comfortable home. On display in the house is a collection of 18th- to 20th-century costumes, originally known as the Paulise de Bush collection, shown in period rooms. The estate covers some 2590 hectares . Included in the Estate is a steep wooded hillside with the remains of an Iron Age Hill fort on top of it, also known as Dolbury which has also yielded evidence of Roman occupation, thought to be a possible fort or marching camp within the Hill fort. Killerton House itself and the Bears Hut summerhouse in the grounds are Grade II* listed buildings.

Isca Dumnoniorum

Isca Dumnoniorum, also known simply as Isca, was a town in the Roman province of Britannia at the site of present-day Exeter in the English county of Devon in the United Kingdom. It served as the tribal capital of the Dumnonians under and after the Romans. The city walls of Exeter mark the former perimeter of Isca and excavations in the 1970s and 1980s verified that the town was home to a Roman fortress almost certainly for the Second Augustan Legion. The town seems to have grown up around this fort but seems to have gone into decline prior to the Roman withdrawal from Britain c. 410.

St Nicholas' Priory

The Benedictine Priory of St Nicholas or just St Nicholas Priory was a Benedictine monastery founded in Exeter, England, in 1087. At the dissolution of the monasteries the church and chapter house range were pulled down but the domestic buildings were left intact. Parts of the south and west ranges of the monastery survive with the south range now being a museum owned by Exeter City Council.

Stoke Hill

Stoke Hill is a large hill rising to the north of Exeter in Devon, England. It is significant as the site of both an Iron Age hill fort and a later Roman signal station. The hill fort is situated slightly below and northeast of the Roman signal station, putting it in a better position to have sight of a number of other hill forts simultaneously. It is at an elevation of approximately 145 metres above sea level. The signal station is at the highest point of the hill, 159 metres above sea level.

Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

The Bill Douglas Cinema Museum contains both a public museum and an academic research centre, housing one of Britains largest public collections of books, prints, artefacts and ephemera relating to the history and prehistory of cinema. Located on the Streatham Campus of the University of Exeter, the Museum was founded in 1994 but opened to the public in the autumn of 1997 as part of the British celebrations of the centenary of cinema. Unlike the majority of these celebrations, the Museum is a permanent facility, encouraging the continuing enjoyment, understanding and study of the twentieth centurys greatest popular art form and its precursors. The museum at the centre is open to the public free of charge.

Barnfield Theatre

The Barnfield Theatre in Exeter, England was originally built as The Barnfield Hall near the end of the 19th century by Exeter Literary Society and converted to a theatre in 1972, and is located near the centre of the city on Barnfield Road, Southernhay. Today the theatre is operated as a charity and is used as a venue for amateur and professional theatrical companies. The building is owned by Exeter City Council and leased to Exeter Little Theatre Company, who run the theatre under Barnfield Theatre Ltd. In January 2007 it received £200,000, about the same as the original cost to build it, to refurbish its interior.

St James Park

St James Park is a football stadium in Exeter and is the home of Exeter City F.C. The stadium is served by the St James Park railway station which is right next to the ground (the line runs behind the Grandstand). (It has been adopted by the club who contribute to its upkeep, under the community rail scheme, and its railings have been painted in the red and white of Exeter's strip). The current capacity of St James Park is 8,541, however the record attendance is 20,984, who watched Exeter lose 4-2 to Sunderland in an FA Cup Sixth Round Replay in 1931.

George's Chapel

George's Chapel or George's Meeting House was built in 1760 as a Presbyterian chapel. It was sold in 1987 and first became an antiques centre before being sold to JD Wetherspoon, who re-opened it as a pub in 2005, preserving many of the original features. It is a grade I listed building.

Sacred Heart Church

Sacred Heart Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Exeter, Devon, England. It was built from 1883 to 1884 and designed by Leonard Stokes. It is situated on the corner of South Street and Bear Street, close to Exeter Cathedral in the centre of the city. It is a Gothic Revival church and a Grade II listed building.

St Mary Arches Church

St Mary Arches Church is a small church in Exeter, Devon, England, which retains many Norman features. It was a place of worship for the Mayor of Exeter and local merchants during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. The Arches part of the name may come from a medieval arched thoroughfare which was located next to the church. The church is largely made of red sandstone and is listed as Grade I by Historic England.

St Michael and All Angels Church

St Michael and All Angels Church, also known as St Michael and All Saints Church, on Mount Dinham in Exeter is an Anglican church in Devon, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The tradition of the church is Anglo-Catholic. The church building is in the Early English style and was built to the designs of Major Rohde Hawkins, 1867-68. The reredos is by W. D. Caroe, 1899. Within the Parish of St David with St Michael and All Angels, the building towers above its surroundings, the spire exceeding the height of even the towers of Exeter Cathedral.

St Pancras Church

St Pancras Church is a small church situated in the middle of the Guildhall Shopping Centre in Exeter. The majority of the church dates from the thirteenth century, although the font is eleventh century. The church probably occupies the oldest Christian site in Exeter, and is usually open on weekdays. The church is designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.

St Petrock's Church

St Petrock's Church is a small church in the centre of Exeter with an interior described by Nicholas Pevsner as "among the most confusing of any church... in England". The church may have been founded as early as the 6th century, but other sources date it to the 11th century. William the Conqueror directed the City Provost to pay it one silver penny out of the public taxes, along with 29 other churches. The current building dates originally from early medieval times and is dedicated to St Petrock, who was a 6th-century Roman Catholic Welsh abbot who was later granted the title of saint by the Vatican.

St Stephen's Church

St Stephen's Church is a small church in the centre of Exeter. It has a Saxon crypt but the first mention of the church is in the Domesday Book. Its location was formerly opposite the medieval guildhall. In July 2012 it reopened following a major renovation which cost £1.5 million.

Exeter Guildhall

Exeter Guildhall in High Street, Exeter, Devon, England has been the centre of civic government for the city for at least 600 years. Much of the fabric of the building is medieval, though the elaborate frontage was added in the 1590s and the interior was extensively restored in the 19th century. It is now a Grade I listed building and is still used for a range of civic functions.

St James Priory

St James Priory, Exeter was a priory in Devon, England. The Feudal Manor of St James Priory was located in the current district of Heavitree, a suburb of the city of Exeter, Devon. The name appears in the Domesday Book. The book, commissioned by William the Conqueror in Christmas 1085 and completed in 1086, was a survey of most of the area of England and Wales. The information recorded in the book included details on the owners of every parcel of property, population, and taxable value of the land. In the book, it is recorded that the Viking of Whipton and the nobleman Roger Blunt were Lords of Heavitree in 1066 and 1086 respectively. In addition, it also stated that Ralph of Pomeroy was the Tenant-in-chief of the Lordship at the time of Roger Blunt. The parcel had a value of 20 shillings and consisted of one villager, 2 slaves, and 2 carucates of land. Carucate is derived from caruca, the Latin word for a plough, and was a unit of assessment for tax. A carucate was the amount of land cultivated by a team of eight oxen in one farming season, which was a nominal 120 acres. It is important to mention that in many instances, there was not a direct relationship between a carucate and the actual size of the land taxed. Therefore, the land extension of the Manor was much smaller than 240 acres. The Priory of St James was founded in 1146 by Baldwin de Redvers, the 1st Earl of Devon, a nobleman descendant of the Dukes of Normandy. The Priory was a cell to the Cluniac monastery of St Martin-des-Champs near Paris. The title was inherited by Baldwin's son and heir, Richard, who married Dionysia, daughter of Reginald de Dunstanville (illegitimate son of Henry I). They left two sons who later inherited the title of Earl. Between 1284 and 1431 the Prior of St James held the Lordship in alms from the Barony of Plympton, which Barony was held by the Earls of Devon (the sons of Richard I, King of England and Duke of Normandy). Afterwards, the Lordship passed with the Earldom until the reign of Henry VI. In 1444, Henry VI granted the Lordship to King's College, Cambridge, which he founded in 1441. The Lordship of St James Priory was in King's College possession until 1992.

St Olave's Church

St Olave's Church is a small church founded in 1053 by Lady Gytha the mother of King Harold. The church is dedicated to Saint Olaf a Viking king who converted to Christianity. It was rebuilt in the late 14th century.

Isca Academy

Isca Academy (formerly Priory High School) is a mixed secondary school located in Exeter in the English county of Devon. Previously a community school administered by Devon County Council, Isca converted to academy status on 1 October 2013 sponsored by the Ted Wragg Trust. However the school continues to coordinate with Devon County Council for admissions. Isca Academy offers GCSEs, BTECs and ASDAN courses as programmes of study for pupils. Some courses are offered in conjunction with Exeter College.

Devon County Council

Devon County Council is the county council administering the English county of Devon. Based in the city of Exeter, the council covers the non-metropolitan county area of Devon. Members of the council are elected every four years to represent the electorate of each county division, almost all being nominated by the major national political parties. The population of the area administered by the council is estimated at 765,302, making it the largest local authority in South West England. Devon is an area with "two-tier" local government, meaning that the county is divided into non-metropolitan districts carrying out less strategic functions, such as taking most planning decisions. In Devon there are eight such districts, each with its own district, borough, or city council.

Exeter monastery

Exeter monastery was one of three monasteries in the city of Exeter, Devon, England. There were three monasteries at Exeter: one for Nuns; one for Monks founded by King Ethelred in 868; and one for Benedictine monks founded by King Athelstan in 932. Saint Boniface was educated at `Adestancester' in 690, which has been identified as Exeter. Exeter was sacked by the Danes in 1003, but the Benedictine monastery was restored by Cnut in 1019. Bishop Leofric moved the united Sees of Devon and Cornwall from Crediton to Exeter, in 1050.

St Martin's Church

St Martin's Church in Cathedral Close, Exeter, Devon, England was built in the 15th century. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade listed building, and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. It was vested in the Trust on 1 August 1995. It is built of Heavitree stone and has slate roofs. The chancel arch is thought to be the oldest part of the building, and may date from the previous church on the site which was consecrated on 6 July 1065 by Bishop Leofric. There are traces of Anglo-Saxon long-and-short work high in the north-east corner of the nave. The tower was added in 1675. The interior contains 17th and 18th century monuments, reredos and altar rails, some of which were brought from the nearby St Paul’s, which was demolished in 1936. The south window contains a few fragments of medieval glass. At the west end is a panelled gallery with the painted arms of Bishop Trelawny and the City of Exeter, both flanking the royal coat of arms.

Haldon House

Haldon House on the eastern side of the Haldon Hills in the parishes of Dunchideock and Kenn, near Exeter in Devon, England, was a large Georgian country house largely demolished in the 1920s. The surviving north wing of the house, comprising the entrance front of the stable block, consists of two cuboid lodges linked by a screen pierced by a Triumphal Arch, with later additions, and serves today as the "Lord Haldon Hotel". The house was originally flanked by two such paired pavillions, as is evident from 19th century engravings.

Exeter War Memorial

Exeter War Memorial, also known as The Northernhay War Memorial is a war memorial in Exeter, Devon, located opposite Rougemont Castle in Northernhay Gardens. Designed by John Angel, it was erected in 1923 at a cost of £6000 and supported by public subscription. "Sculptor John Angel". Your Archives. Retrieved 8 September 2012. Brine, M.E. . "EXETER — THE NORTHERNHAY WAR MEMORIAL". Devon Heritage. Retrieved 8 September 2012. buttonpresser. "The Northernhay war memorial, Exeter". Retrieved 8 September 2012.

Parliament Street

Parliament Street is a 50-metre long street in the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It links the High Street to Waterbeer Street and dates from the 14th century. At about 0.64 metres at its narrowest and approximately 1.22 metres at its widest, it has been claimed to be the worlds narrowest street, although this title actually belongs to the Spreuerhofstraße in Reutlingen, Germany. It was formerly called Small Lane and was renamed when Parliament was derided by the city council for passing the 1832 Reform Bill. In 1836 the residents of Waterbeer Street subscribed £130 to have Parliament Street widened, but nothing was done about this.

Princesshay

Princesshay is a shopping precinct in the city of Exeter, Devon, England. It was built in the early 1950s to replace buildings that had been severely damaged in the World War II Baedeker Blitz. From 2005 the precinct and some surrounding buildings were demolished and rebuilt as a new shopping centre that opened in September 2007.

Sandy Park

Sandy Park is a rugby union stadium and conference and banqueting centre in Exeter, England. It is the home ground of Exeter Chiefs, who from the 2010-11 season have been playing in the Aviva Premiership, the top flight of the English rugby union league system. The club relocated there from their former stadium at the County Ground in 2006. The stadium can hold 12,500 spectators and is located adjacent to M5 junction 30, which is around 5 miles from Exeter City Centre. Sandy Park played host to the England Saxons vs Ireland Wolfhounds on 28 January 2012; the England Saxons won 23-17.

County Ground

The County Ground is a cricket ground in Exeter, Devon. The earliest recorded match on the ground was in 1889 between the Gentlemen of Devon and Somerset. In 1902, Devon played their first Minor Counties Championship match on the ground, which came against Wiltshire. From 1902 to 1987, the ground played host to 148 Minor Counties Championship matches and a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match between Devon and Oxfordshire in 1984. The ground hosted its first Minor Counties match in 23 years in May 2010, when Devon played Wales Minor Counties. The ground has hosted a 2 first-class matches, the first of which came in 1927, when the West played the touring New Zealanders. The second and final first-class match played on the ground came the following year, when a combined Minor Counties cricket team played the touring West Indians. The only List-A match played on the ground came in the 1980 Gillette Cup between Devon and Cornwall, which Devon won by 145 runs. In local domestic cricket, the County Ground is the home ground of Exeter Cricket Club who play in the Devon Cricket League. The club has played at the ground for over 180 years.

Devon County War Memorial

The Devon County War Memorial is a First World War memorial designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens situated on the cathedral green in Exeter, the county town of Devon, in the south west of England. It is one of fifteen War Crosses designed by Lutyens to a similar specification, and one of two to serve as a civic memorial in a city. The authorities in Devon originally planned to complete the construction of a cloister at Exeter Cathedral, which would be dedicated to the county's war dead, but this scheme was abandoned due to lack of funds. The Devon County War Memorial Committee commissioned Lutyens to design a War Cross instead, deciding on the green of Exeter Cathedral after scouting for several locations. A war memorial for Exeter itself was being considered concurrently, but the two committees failed to work together, resulting in two separate memorials—the county memorial by the cathedral and Exeter City War Memorial in Northernhay Gardens. The memorial, a simple granite cross hewn from a single stone quarried from Haytor on Dartmoor stands just to the west of the cathedral, in alignment with the altar. The cross sits on a granite plinth, which itself sits on three steps. It was unveiled by Edward, Prince of Wales on 16 May 1921. The area around the memorial was remodelled after archaeological excavations in the 1970s. A processional way was added, leading to the cathedral close from the cathedral itself, along with a set of steps to a platform in front of the memorial, which emphasises its connection to the cathedral. The memorial is a grade II* listed building and, since 2015, all of Lutyens' war memorials in England have been protected by listed building status.

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Top Attractions in Exeter

Rougemont Castle

Exeter Cathedral

Killerton

Isca Dumnoniorum

St Nicholas' Priory

Stoke Hill

Bill Douglas Cinema Museum

Barnfield Theatre

St James Park

George's Chapel

Sacred Heart Church

St Mary Arches Church

St Michael and All Angels Church

St Pancras Church

St Petrock's Church

St Stephen's Church

Exeter Guildhall

St James Priory

St Olave's Church

Isca Academy

Devon County Council

Exeter monastery

St Martin's Church

Haldon House

Exeter War Memorial

Parliament Street

Princesshay

Sandy Park

County Ground

Devon County War Memorial

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