Old Custom House at Exeter Quay
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Michael Dutton / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
ANCXF6File size:
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5242 x 3825 px | 44.4 x 32.4 cm | 17.5 x 12.8 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
2005Location:
Exeter, Devon, EnglandMore information:
Said to be the oldest brick building in Exeter, it was completed externally in 1681. The eastward extension (to the right in this image) dates from the 18th Century. The hipped roof, small pediment, bracketed eaves, white corner stones and wide frames round the windows (flush with the walls) are typical of the last quarter of the 17th Century, and lasted right through to the first quarter of the 18th Century. The Royal Arms on the pediment date from 1820. The arches surrounding the main door and ground-floor windows originally led into an open arcade, so that goods recently unloaded at the quay could be brought into shelter. The arches were filled in the 18th Century to allow more space inside the building for carrying out various official duties.