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There has been a church on the site of Exeter Cathedral since the reign of King Athelstan (r. - ). In 1050, at the request of Bishop Leofric, King Edward the Confessor approved the transfer of the seat of Devon's diocese from Crediton to Exeter. Exeter was a more significant town and more defendable (unlike Crediton, it had town walls).

The Normans built a new cathedral on the site in ???, but, apart from its two towers which still stand, this was replaced by a new Gothic-style structure in the 13th-14th centuries. It is this building which still stands today, with some modifications and repairs.

The public areas of the cathedral contain over 250 coats of arms, mostly in stained glass windows and tombs and monuments. Many are the arms of bishops; others of significant figures in Exeter's history, some of whom are interred in the cathedral. They date from the beginning of the 14th century to the late 20th.

Because of the large number of arms, the cathedral's heraldry is divided over a number of pages.

Windows

Great West Window

Devon boroughs window

Great East Window

Speke Chantry window