Green light for heritage studio’s plans to build new cloister at 900-year old Exeter cathedral

By Tom Lowe2022-01-24T06:00:00

Structure torn down nearly 400 years ago to be reinstated as gallery and event space

Proposals by heritage architect Acanthus Clews to rebuild a cloister at Exeter Cathedral which was demolished nearly 400 years ago have been given the green light.

The covered cloister, which was torn down during a period of religious strife in the 1640s during the English civil war, is set to become a gallery and event space.

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