EXETER, England, city,. seaport and county, parliamentary and municipal borough, in the county of Devon on the left bank of the Exe, 10 miles northwest from its outlet in the English Channel, on the Great Western and London and Southwestern railways and 171 miles by rail southwest of London. Though still presenting many indications of antiquity, the city can now boast of as handsome squares, terraces, streets and houses, all of modern erec tion, as any other in the kingdom. The princi pal object of interest is the cathedral, a noble edifice founded in 1112. It is cruciform, 408 feet in length, and consists of a nave, with two side aisles, two short transepts formed out of two heavy Norman towers, each 130 feet in height; a choir of the same width as the nave and 128 feet in length; 10 chapels or oratories and a chapter-house. .The west front, erected in the 14th century, is richly decorated, presenting one of the most picturesque facades of any building in Europe. The interior, restored by Sir Gilbert Scott in 1877, is magnificent. Its perfeCt symmetry and the grand unbroken line of vaulting are remarkable features. The epis copal throne dates from 1320. The Great Peter Bell weighs 12,500 pounds. The chapter-house contains a valuable library of manuscripts and early books. Other architectural antiquities are the remains of the castle of Rougemont, por tions of the ancient city walls of Athelstan, Norman work in some of the churches and the noble guild-hall, tastefully restored. Among several fine modern churches Saint Michael's may be mentioned. Among the numerous edu
cational establishments is the Exeter School, founded by the citizens in the time of Charles I, to which there are a number of free scholar ships. It has 16 exhibitions to either of the universities of Oxford or Cambridge. The Exeter Diocesan Training College is also situ ated in the city. The charitable institutions of various kinds. are numerous. The principal scientific and literary institutions are the Devon and Exeter Institution for the Promotion of Science, Literature and Arts, established in 1817, and possessing a valuable library; the Exeter Literary Society, established in 1835; and the Royal Albert Memorial College, Mu seum and Free Library. The college has gver 1,000 students. Exeter is not an industrial tovrn, its woolen manufacture, once one of the largest in England, being extinct; but it has iron foundries, manufactories of agricultural implements, paper mills, corn mills, tanneries, etc. Glove-malcing and lace-making are also carried on. By means of a canal, 5 miles in length and 15 feet in depth, vessels of 400 tons can reach the city, and there is a large floating basin. The Exe itself is not navigable to the city. Exeter is a place of remote antiquity, having been a British settlement long prior to the invasion of the Romans, by. whom it was called Isca Damnoniorum. The city returns one member to Parliament. Pop. 48,664.