In 1870-7 the distinguished architect George Gilbert Scott carried out a restoration of the interior of the cathedral; the final cost was £50,000. Scott cleared away most of the Stuart and Georgian furnishings, replacing them with works in medieval style, and cleaned the walls and vaults. He left the Cathedral essentially as it is today.

Old Heavitree Church	The interior of the choir before Scott's restoration	The interior of the choir after Scott's restoration	A group of four floor tiles from the cathedral
J.L. Pearson’s cloister at Exeter Cathedral	The lierne vault of J.L. Pearson’s cloister	Guy Fawkes night at Exeter Cathedral	St Matthew's church
View of St Michael's church	The church of Allhallows-on-the-Walls	The Exeter Diocesan Training School	St Luke’s campus of the University of Exeter
The interior of the St Luke's College chapel	A Victorian Sunday School medal	Glass from the hospital chapel

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