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The Exeter Cathedral Astronomical Clock is one of the group of famous 14th- to 16th-century astronomical clocks to be found in the west of England. Others are at Wells, Ottery St Mary, and Wimborne Minster. The main, lower, dial is the oldest part of the clock, dating from 1484. [6]
Exeter (/ ˈ ɛ k s ɪ t ər / ⓘ EK-sit-ər) is a cathedral city and the county town of Devon, South West England.It is situated on the River Exe, approximately 36 mi (58 km) northeast of Plymouth and 65 mi (105 km) southwest of Bristol.
This is a list of cathedrals in England, the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey, as well as Gibraltar.Former and intended cathedrals are listed separately. A cathedral church is a Christian place of worship that is the chief, or "mother" church of a diocese and is distinguished as such by being the location for the cathedra or bishop's seat.
Church of St Mary Major, Exeter. Coordinates: 50.7224°N 3.5313°W. View from north-west: Centre with square tower, the Church of St Mary Major, Exeter, the Norman building demolished in 1865. At left is the west front of Exeter Cathedral. The axis of St Mary Major is towards the north-east, whilst the cathedral is more to due east, as is ...
Lincoln Cathedral had a chapter of secular canons, for whom the earliest polygonal chapter house was built.. The 26 cathedrals described in this article are those of Bristol, Canterbury, Carlisle, Chester, Chichester, Durham, Ely, Exeter, Gloucester, Hereford, Lichfield, Lincoln, Manchester, Norwich, Oxford, Peterborough, Ripon, Rochester, St. Alban's, Salisbury, Southwark, Southwell, Wells ...
Exeter. Cathedral. Mid 14th century. 29 January 1953. SX9211592550. 50°43′21″N 3°31′47″W. / 50.722527°N 3.529747°W / 50.722527; -3.529747 ( Cathedral Church of St Peter) 1333352. Cathedral Church of St Peter.
St Martin's Church, Exeter. 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 I listed building, [1] and is now a redundant church in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust. [2] It was vested in the Trust on 1 August 1995.
The Exeter Cathedral Astronomical Clock is a fifteenth-century astronomical clock in Exeter Cathedral, England. It displays the hour of the day, the day of the lunar month and the phase of the moon. The modern clock mechanism was installed in 1885 by Gillett & Bland of Croydon, and restored in 1910.