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Law Library, Cathedral Yard is a late medieval or early modern building located in Exeter, Devon. The structure forms part of the architectural fabric surrounding Exeter Cathedral and reflects the professional and administrative infrastructure that developed in the cathedral precinct during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Its designation as a listed monument recognises its historical significance as evidence of legal and civic activity in medieval Exeter. The building's survival contributes to the understanding of cathedral yard development and the topography of professional life in one of Devon's principal urban centres.
Law Library, Cathedral Yard is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003867. View the official record →
Law Library, Cathedral Yard is a late medieval or early modern building located in Exeter, Devon. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003867.
Law Library, Cathedral Yard is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1003867.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Medieval bridge and part of a late medieval conduit under Holloway Street (0.6 km), Little John's Cross (2.4 km), St Loye's Chapel and cross, Rifford Road (2.5 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Law Library, Cathedral Yard's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Law Library, Cathedral Yard stands on Permian Rocks (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Permian. The rock here is sandstone and conglomerate, interbedded.