Exeter Cathedral

 Earlier this week we met up with friends and spent some time looking around Exeter Cathedral. For those of you who don't live in the UK, Exeter is in Devon in the south west.

Construction of the Cathedral began in 1114 with a major rebuild between 1270 and 1350.

The ceiling you can see here is the longest continuous medieval stone vault in the world at 96 metres long.

There is a replica of one of the bosses that hold the vaulting together in the next picture to the right of the Bishops Throne which is 16m tall.

Everywhere you look in the Cathedral you can see beautiful canvas work and embroidery.

I love the way these cushions are shaped to fit round the pillars.

Some more examples

There were a series of works by Ilya Fisher  on display. She is a photographer who add stitch to her pieces.

If you click on the picture above you should be able to read about her work!

There were lots more unusual things to find in the Cathedral including this Astronomical clock

The hole in the bottom of this door was made in the late 1500's to allow the Bishops cat to enter and deter mice and rats

The tallest of these organ pipes is 11m

And you almost need to stand on your head to see this painting of Christ ressurected under the canopy covering a Bishops tomb

A few more views and first the rest of the organ pipes.

If you are still with me then thank you for taking the time and I hope you enjoyed.