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Everywhere I went in England there were silly signs.
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Exeter Cathedral. Like many churches in southwest England, it has a very wide front.
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Center front, avoiding the construction work.
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Right front
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Left front
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Fund raising by building the cathedral in Lego blocks.
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North aisle
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Rose window over west entrance
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Painted bosses joining the ceiling arches - second from bottom is the murder of Thomas a Becket.
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The vaulted ceiling
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When this door is closed, it is closed.
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Longest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in the world. Another cathedral has the longest nave, and another the longest something else - they take this stuff seriously.
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South aisle
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Vaulting in the south aisle
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The columns in the nave have painted capitals. My guide at Ottery St. Mary said their capitals were better than these, but that's just local pride. Those were very nice, but these are better.
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Another painted capital
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Another painted capital
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Another painted capital
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Another painted capital
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Another painted capital
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Memorial to the Queen's Royal Lancers, who served in India.
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Detail, more died from the climate than from action or wounds.
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The musicians' gallery
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It's decorated with statues of musicians.
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The pulpit
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Large, elaborate rood screen
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Detail of the rood screen
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Sign explaining the clock in the next picture
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Astronomical clock, dating from 1484
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The door below the clock gives access to the works. The round hole lets the cathedral cat get at the mice.
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The original clockworks, restored and still working.
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Chantry of Precentor William Sylke, 1502
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Chapel of St. Paul
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Bishop’s throne, 59 feet tall.
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Choir
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Stained glass window at east end
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Tomb of Bishop Marshall, 1206, who completed the cathedral.
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Sir Richard of Stapledon, 1320
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Bishop Walter Stapledon, 1326
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Ceiling, chapel of St. George
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Corner decoration, St. George's chapel
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Screen outside St. George's chapel
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Tomb of the Carews
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Stained glass window in the Lady Chapel
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Ceiling of the Lady Chapel
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Tomb of Bishop Stafford
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The bishop has suffered more than time
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Tomb of Bishop Bronscombe, rebuilt to match Stafford's
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Bronscombe has been spared the graffiti
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Sir John Doderidge and Lady Doderidge
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Sir John Doderidge, 1615
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Lady Dorothea Doderidge, 1614
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Markers in a chapel
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Humphrey de Bohun and Henry de Ralegh
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South entrance to the choir
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Chapel of St. James, destroyed by bombing in World War II, and rebuilt.
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Interesting balcony
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Short stretch of triforium
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Sir Hugh de Courtenay, second Earl of Devon and his wife Lady Margaret, 1377.
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She has sad swans at her feet
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The tomb used to be in the nave, and, considering its age and excellent condition, has apparently been restored.
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Gilbert monument
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Close-up
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Nice vaulting
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More nice vaulting
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Interesting plaque - Victoria honors Gen Elphinstone - and look at the list of guests. I guess if mother says you're coming to the funeral, you come.
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The cathedral tower
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Side of the cathedral
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Side of the cathedral
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Another silly sign