In the period from 1748 to 1854 more than 1520 Dissenters - Protestants who dissented from the strictures of the Anglican Church - were buried in this small plot on the outskirts of the walled city of Exeter (Devon, U.K.). The site was owned by various Church groups until the 1980s when it passed into private ownership. Sadly, over the intervening years, the site fell into neglect and disrepair as the photographs on this website attest.
The small, almost rectangular, graveyard is situated at the junction of Magdalen Street and Bull Meadow Road, Exeter (see map below and click here for aerial view of the site), within the Southernhay and Friars Conservation Area and within the statutory Exeter Area of Archaeological Importance. It is also included in the Devon Gazetteer of Parks and Gardens of local historic interest (click here to access the Devon Gazetteer) as well as on the Exeter City Council schedule of heritage assets of local importance.
The small, almost rectangular, graveyard is situated at the junction of Magdalen Street and Bull Meadow Road, Exeter (see map below and click here for aerial view of the site), within the Southernhay and Friars Conservation Area and within the statutory Exeter Area of Archaeological Importance. It is also included in the Devon Gazetteer of Parks and Gardens of local historic interest (click here to access the Devon Gazetteer) as well as on the Exeter City Council schedule of heritage assets of local importance.
Professor Norman Vance
An Evening of Dissent!
Friday 9th September 2022 | St Nicholas Priory, Exeter | 6 - 9 p.m.
A special fund-raising event for EDGT and the Exeter Historic Buildings Trust (EHBT) will take place on Friday 9th September 2022.
The venue will be St Nicholas Priory in the centre of Exeter.
Set at the time of the last wealthy merchant owner of the post reformation St Nicholas Priory, Nathaniel Elias Cosserat
(d.1796) and household will welcome guests to a reception. This evening of entertainment (with a serious core – Dissenters and Education) will start with fine nibbles and drink of the period - during which there will be singing and in character readings/snippets of local dissenters ending with a letter and then at 7pm we are delighted to welcome
Professor Norman Vance, a distinguished academic who is researching Dissenting Academies and who will give
a talk entitled 'Right but Repulsive? Dissidence and Learning in English Dissent.'
Tickets cost £20 and tickets can be booked here.
Friday 9th September 2022 | St Nicholas Priory, Exeter | 6 - 9 p.m.
A special fund-raising event for EDGT and the Exeter Historic Buildings Trust (EHBT) will take place on Friday 9th September 2022.
The venue will be St Nicholas Priory in the centre of Exeter.
Set at the time of the last wealthy merchant owner of the post reformation St Nicholas Priory, Nathaniel Elias Cosserat
(d.1796) and household will welcome guests to a reception. This evening of entertainment (with a serious core – Dissenters and Education) will start with fine nibbles and drink of the period - during which there will be singing and in character readings/snippets of local dissenters ending with a letter and then at 7pm we are delighted to welcome
Professor Norman Vance, a distinguished academic who is researching Dissenting Academies and who will give
a talk entitled 'Right but Repulsive? Dissidence and Learning in English Dissent.'
Tickets cost £20 and tickets can be booked here.
OPENING TIMES - 2022
The graveyard will be open between the hours of 11a.m. and 4p.m. on the following days:
Every Saturday and Wednesday from Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Please visit the graveyard and learn more about the non-conformist community in Exeter. If you are making a special trip to Exeter to visit the graveyard please check at least one day ahead that the gates will be opened.
The graveyard will be open between the hours of 11a.m. and 4p.m. on the following days:
Every Saturday and Wednesday from Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Please visit the graveyard and learn more about the non-conformist community in Exeter. If you are making a special trip to Exeter to visit the graveyard please check at least one day ahead that the gates will be opened.
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We are reliant on grant funding and voluntary donations to maintain the graveyard and carry out our programme of works. If you would like to make a donation please click the DONATE button. Thank you.
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A virtual tour of the Graveyard.
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VOLUNTEERING AT THE GRAVEYARD
This is a community project and we will welcome volunteers to help – people with no relevant skills will be as welcome as those with previous experience. More details about the work on the graveyard will appear on this site. Please bookmark this page.
The Trustees are very grateful for the grants and donations received to allow the work to be undertaken (click here for a list of donors).
The Trustees (see current members here) can be contacted at enquiries@edgt.org.uk.
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VOLUNTEERING AT THE GRAVEYARD
This is a community project and we will welcome volunteers to help – people with no relevant skills will be as welcome as those with previous experience. More details about the work on the graveyard will appear on this site. Please bookmark this page.
The Trustees are very grateful for the grants and donations received to allow the work to be undertaken (click here for a list of donors).
The Trustees (see current members here) can be contacted at enquiries@edgt.org.uk.
