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Prehistory

< AD55

Roman Fortress

55-75

Roman Town

75-400

Dark Ages

400-900

The Saxons

900-1068

The Normans

1068-1200

Middle Ages

1200-1500

Tudor/ Stuart

1500-1640

Civil War

1642-1660

Golden Age

1660-1750

Late Georgian

1750-1840

Victorian City

1840-1900

20th Century

1900-2000

 

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Regional & Foreign Trade

 

Coins of the Exeter mint of 1696-7

Coins of the Exeter mint of 1696-7

The front of the Custom House

The front of the Custom House

The Quay in 1676

The Quay in 1676

The Quay in 1690

The Quay in 1690

The Custom House c. 1690

The Custom House <em>c</em>. 1690

The Quay in c. 1720-40

The Quay in <em>c</em>. 1720-40

An olive jar from Seville

An olive jar from Seville

Pottery used in sugar refining

Pottery used in sugar refining

The Custom House at Topsham

The Custom House at Topsham

A Woodblock inset for a tillet block

A Woodblock inset for a tillet block

A wood block inset for a tillet block

A wood block inset for a  tillet block

Tillet block showing a weaver

Tillet block showing a weaver

Cloth seals

Cloth seals

An impression from a tillet block

An impression from a tillet block

Bright's Warehouse: the first phase

Bright's Warehouse: the first phase

Bright's Warehouse c1700

Bright's Warehouse c1700

Bright's Warehouse today

Bright's Warehouse today

Four Exeter traders tokens - obverse

Four Exeter traders tokens - obverse

Four Exeter traders tokens - reverse

Four Exeter traders tokens - reverse

Fireplace surround with delftware tiles

Fireplace surround with delftware tiles

Household rubbish from Trichay Street

Household rubbish from Trichay Street

Household rubbish from 38 North Street

Household rubbish from 38 North Street

A North Devon dish of c 1670

A North Devon dish of <em>c</em> 1670

A South Somerset plate from Goldsmith Street

A South Somerset plate from Goldsmith Street

A London delftware plate from Trichay Street, c. 1660

A London delftware plate from Trichay Street, <em>c</em>. 1660

A delftware bowl from 15 The Close

A delftware bowl from 15 The Close

A Ligurian maiolica fragment from 38 North Street

A Ligurian maiolica fragment from 38 North Street

A delftware dish

A delftware dish

A plate made in Delft in 1698

A plate made in Delft in 1698

A North Holland slipware bowl

A North Holland slipware bowl

Three stoneware bottles

Three stoneware bottles

A South Somerset dish

A South Somerset dish

A North Devon Plain Slipware dish

A North Devon Plain Slipware dish

A series of Venetian drinking glasses

A series of Venetian drinking glasses

A bottle seal from Exeter

A bottle seal from Exeter

A chocolate pot made in Exeter

A chocolate pot made in Exeter

A series of delftware tiles

A series of delftware tiles

A textile fragment

A textile fragment

Waste from an Exeter pipe kiln

Waste from an Exeter pipe kiln

Cloth seal

Cloth seal

Dutch bricks from Exeter

Dutch bricks from Exeter

‘Near the Quay 1803’

‘Near the Quay 1803’

Letter of 1700 with Exeter postmark

Letter of 1700 with Exeter postmark

Letter of 1699 without Exeter postmark

Letter of 1699 without Exeter postmark

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