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Cathedral Yard, EXETER, EX1 1HJ

On Cathedral Yard, dating from 1540; said to have been built to house cathedral craftsmen. Grade II listed by Historic England; now commercial. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=88946&mode=adv

Consternation in Exeter http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=137015&command=displayContent&sourceNode=136999&contentPK=17602104&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch over the removal of the plane trees that line the northwest side of the cathedral green. A branch has fallen from one of them, and a subsequent study has revealed that most were subject to weak "branch union".

A Thai restaurant on Cathedral Yard, with the cathedral facade on the left.

A contrejour shot of the southern edge of the lawns, where a number of trees remain, surrounding the cathedral, whose west front (in SX9292) can be seen on the left. On the right is a Thai restaurant.

A view of Image from the opposite side, where it sits on the corner of Cathedral Yard. On the right is Image

This is the Devon War Memorial, opposite the cathedral. It was unveiled in May 1921 by the Prince of Wales and is fashioned from a single piece of granite (extracted especially from Haytor quarry) and designed by the famous architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. It is not to be confused with The Northernhay War Memorial, which is in Rougemont castle. He described it thus "... it is very simple and a monolith and its subtlety in lines means labour, care and thought. It is out of one stone, the biggest I could get.... it should endure for ever". See http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_art/devonwarmemorial.php for a detailed account of the memorial.

The Devon War Memorial is aligned deliberately with the altar of Exeter Cathedral through the centre of the West Front. The steps around the memorial are known as the Jellicoe Steps, and the railings were added in 2001 due to the concerns over vandalism. However, in 2008, the Dean and Chapter proposed to refurbish Cathedral Yard - and proposed to remove the memorial and the Steps. Local opposition was so great that the idea was quickly dropped.

The war memorial, executed in granite, is dated 1921 and was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Listed, grade II*, with details at: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1393228 The bank, originally City Bank and later National Westminster Bank is now occupied by a clothing retailer. The building is mid 19th century in the Italianate style. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1103901

C15 church accessible from Cathedral Yard (here), or High Street. The building is Grade II* listed by Historic England, and now used by a charity helping the homeless. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1333409 https://stpetrocks.org.uk/