Exeter - Cathedral Close

In the Cathedral Close a row of old shops has been preserved, medieval houses of the churchmen, together with the four-storied half-timbered building Mol's Coffee House (1598), the small church of St Martin (15th century) and nearby in St Martin Lane the Ship Inn, an old tavern and meeting place for sailors which is referred to with approval by Sir Francis Drake. A statue of the Anglican theologian Richard Hooker (ca. 1554-1600), born in a suburb of Exeter, stands on the green.