Exeter Cathedral has today published detailed drawings of its plans to excavate and reveal the remains of the city’s Roman Bath House.
The Dean of the Cathedral, the Very Revd Jonathan Draper, said the scheme had been under wraps while plans were talked through with English Heritage and a bid prepared for Heritage Lottery funding, but now the details of the proposed centre could be shown for the first time.
“We will not know until Mid-May if the project has been successful in gaining funding, but we want to ensure the people of Exeter - and all those interested in the city’...
Symposium Roman Exeter – revealing what lies beneath modern day Exeter
This symposium will reveal the Roman city that lies beneath the surface of modern-day Exeter. Speakers discuss the 1970s excavations that revealed the legionary fortress, the Roman bath-house and the remains of the basilica, plus recent discoveries at St Loyes and the west of Exeter.
The day includes a tour of RAMM’s Roman artefacts.
Organised by the Exeter Branch of the Devonshire Association, with RAMM, to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Devonshire Association.
