Bells Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral
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Title: Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter A Description
of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
Author: Percy Addleshaw

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THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF EXETER
A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
by
PERCY ADDLESHAW, B.A. (Oxon.)
With XXXVII [Illustration] Illustrations

[Illustration: EXETER CATHEDRAL--FROM THE SOUTH-WEST.
The Photochrom. Co. Ld. Photo.]

London G. Bell and Sons, Ltd. 1921 First Published, January 1898
Second Edition, Revised, 1899 Third Impression, 1907 Fourth
Impression, 1912 New and Revised Edition, 1921.

AUTHOR'S PREFACE
Among various books consulted the author specially owes his
acknowledgments to "The Fabric Rolls"; Leland's "Itinerary"; Holler's
"History"; Izacke's "Antiquities of Exeter"; Britton's "History and
Antiquities of Exeter"; "Transactions of Exeter Architectural Society";
Oliver's "Lives of the Bishops of Exeter"; Murray's "Handbook of
Exeter"; Archdeacon Freeman's "Architectural History of Exeter
Cathedral"; Professor Freeman's "Exeter" (Historic Towns Series);
Prince's "Worthies of Devon"; Worth's "History of Devonshire";
Fuller's "Worthies of Devon"; Macaulay's "History of England"; and
Green's "Short History of the English People." The author would also
express his special thanks to the late Canon Hingeston-Randolph, the
learned editor of the Episcopal Registers of the Diocese, for
information which contributed largely to the improvement of the
second edition of this book.

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
In reissuing this handbook, which during the lapse of twenty-three
years had become out of date in many ways, the editor has introduced
considerable alterations in the arrangement of the matter, with a view to
facilitating its use as a guide to the various parts of the Cathedral. For
suggestions as to this, and for numerous improvements and corrections
in detail he is particularly indebted to Miss Beatrix F. Cresswell, whose
published works "Exeter Churches," "Notes on the Churches of the
Deanery of Ken," and "Edwardian Inventories for the City and County
of Exeter" have made her an authority on the ecclesiology of the
Diocese.
E.B.
June, 1921.

CONTENTS
PAGE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH OF ST. MARY AND ST.
PETER IN EXETER 1
THE FABRIC OF THE CATHEDRAL. EXTERIOR 19 The Towers
23 The Roof 24 The North Porch 24 The West Front 27
THE FABRIC OF THE CATHEDRAL. INTERIOR 31 The Nave 31
The Minstrels' Gallery 36 St. Radegunde's Chapel 36 St. Edmund's
Chapel 39 Monuments in the Nave 39 The North Transept 43 Sylke
Chantry 44 St. Paul's Chapel 44 The South Transept 44 Monuments in
the South Transept 47 The Choir Screen 48 The Organ 52 The Choir 52
The Choir Stalls 55 The Reredos 56 The Bishop's Throne 56 The
Sedilia 56 St. James' Chapel 59 St. Andrew's Chapel 61 The
Ambulatory 61 Speke's Chantry 63 Bishop Oldham's Chantry 63 The
Lady Chapel 65 Bronscombe's Tomb 66 Stafford's Tomb 66 Tomb of
Sir John and Lady Doddridge 67 St. Gabriel's Chapel 69 Quivil's Tomb
69 St. Mary Magdalen Chapel 69
TOMBS IN THE CHOIR AND CHOIR AISLES 71
THE CHAPTER HOUSE AND CLOISTER 73
THE CLOSE AND CATHEDRAL LIBRARY 78
THE BISHOP'S PALACE 79
THE DIOCESE OF EXETER 83
ROUGEMONT CASTLE AND THE GUILDHALL 91
DIMENSIONS 96
INDEX 97

ILLUSTRATIONS

PAGE Exeter Cathedral--from the South-west Frontispiece Arms of the
Diocese Title View of the Cathedral from the South xii
Interior--Chapter House 13 Exeter Cathedral, from an old print 21 The
Cathedral--from the South-east 22 The Northern Tower 25 The West
Front 26 Portals of the West Front 29 The Nave--from the South
Transept 30 The Nave--looking West 33 Corbels and Bosses 34 The
Minstrels' Gallery 35 Bays of Nave 37 The "Patteson" Pulpit 38 The
Nave--looking East 41 The Transept--looking North 45 Interior in the
last century 49 The Choir Screen 51 The Choir--looking West 53 The
Choir before Restoration 54 The Choir--looking East