Following the Norman Conquest a massive church-building campaign was begun in England. In 1114, Bishop William Warelwast, nephew of the Conqueror, began an imposing new Norman cathedral. Although much of this was subsequently remodelled the two towers on each side of the transepts are the principal surviving monument of the Norman church in Devon.

The first seal of the Cathedral Chapter	View of central Exeter from St Leonards	Reconstruction of the appearance of the Norman cathedral	View of the south tower following recent repairs
The parishes of central Exeter	St Mary Major church	Casting a bell for Mary Major Church	St Martin’s church
St Mary Arches	Reconstruction of St Nicholas Priory, Exeter	The Undercroft of St Nicholas Priory	Reconstruction of the lavabo at St Nicholas Priory
Architectural fragment from St Nicholas Priory	Part of a Norman arch from the Norman House in Preston Street	A fragment of a Norman doorway	A fragment of a Norman arcade
Capital from the Black Lion Inn, South Street, Exeter	Fragments of a late Norman arcade	The groin-vaulted cellar room at St Nicholas Priory	A detail of a scalloped Norman capital
Two shaft fragments from the cloister of St Nicholas Priory	Norman capital from the St Nicholas Priory lavabo	Exeter Cathedral nave from the high vaults

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