Well the first week of Jury service was less busy than expected as we got sent home after a day and half without ever being picked for a jury. The judge was kind enough to come up and explained what had happened with the case we were going to hear and without us sitting around prepared to serve on the jury the trial process could not function so on with my daily walk for the last few days.
There are 2 main rail stations in Exeter St David’s line runs along the River Exe and serves the London Paddington route.The journey from Newton Abbot does usually involve a change of trains here as Exeter Central is on the London Waterloo southern route and is as you expect more in the centre of the city getting off at this station is the shortest walk to the Crown court and the 15 minute walk is an interesting one.
Leaving the station it takes you across the High Street and a quick coffee stop.
And down Martins Lane past the Ship which is the oldest Pub in Exeter
It may seem a bit dark and dingy but this is mostly due the scaffolding and shuttering from the fire at Royal Clarence Hotel in 2016.
From there down to the cathedral and goes past some of the oldest buildings in Exeter around the Cathedral Close.
The marble statue of Richard Hooker guards the path down to the cathedral. Born in Heavitree Exeter in the mid 1500s Hooker was an eminent Anglican theologian
Walking along Cathedral Close the cafes and shops are based in som really old buildings.
With some fascinating doors.
There are also a couple of blue plaques identifying buildings where significant historical figures lived or events happened
Finally before you leave the Cathedral grounds you pass under an old iron work foot bridge erected in 1814 over a cut through the old city wall made in 1753
Under the bridge and your back in the modern world of Southernhay Exeter with its solicitors offices estate agents and the Crown Courts
This looks like an interesting town. I love unique doors.
The photos are atmospheric and they make the town look like it's a nice area to wander around even in the rain. I guess jury duties were not in vain, and this must have been one of the daily highlights.
It was a surprisingly pleasant walk even in the rain and set me up for the day
Oh there's jury duty over there also? Now I'm wondering which other countries have that also?
Thank you for taking us on your walk, which takes me virtually to another part of the world 😊.
The UK has had jury's since the 12th century almost as long as Exeter cathedral has been there
Ah good to know and I suppose the USA just copied the judicial system. I only knew it existed because of movies and tv-series 😅.
The internet can be your friend its an interesting subject
Yeah, definitely be looking into it more.
Have a great week!
It was a very interesting couple of week. I learnt a lot the rest of the jurors were a good bunch too very easy to get along with.
I'm not sure if I'll ever be called for jury duty, as it's not in the judicial system in the countries I've lived till now, but who knows. It sounds like an experience for at least once right haha.
To think that some want to avoid jury duty.
We went for a flash visit to Exeter after our meet up last year and spent a morning walking around the city, it seemed like a very pleasant place. When we were at the Cathedral, we were eavesdropping on one of the tour guide and learned that the Barings brothers from the Barings Bank which no long exist originated from Exeter, and owned a shop opposite the Cathedral!!
There are a few shops that have gone that surrounded the cathedral green the one I miss is the Orvis fly fishing shop not that I could ever afford anything from it
such a cool walk love the style and flair of the buildings
Thanks for joining the Wednesday, its always fun for me to visit the walks from all around the world, getting a feel for communities where people live and what they see on their daily walks
My pleasure it was nice to share it.
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the streets in your city are very beautiful, neat and clean, there are many historical buildings that make me like to see them
Exeter is the nicest city in the Southwest