What is recorded here
This slate commemorative plaque records: The Port of Exeter Since Roman times Exeter traded from this Quay, first by river then from 1566 through the Exeter canal, the earliest in the country. These warehouses date from 1835 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee
The Port of Exeter has been a vital trading hub since Roman times, initially using the River Exe and later the Exeter Canal, constructed in 1566 as the earliest canal in Britain, facilitating trade and commerce for centuries.
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Places near here
The Prospect Public HouseListed building · 29 yd
Quay House (premises of the Diy Supplies Exeter Limited)Listed building · 44 yd
Custom House Visitor CentreVisitor information · 88 yd
The Custom HouseHeritage attraction · 91 yd
site of South GateVisitor information · 221 yd
Cricklepit MillHeritage attraction · 248 yd
The medieval Exe Bridge, St Edmund's Church, and medieval tenement remains, lying between the River Exe and Frog StreetScheduled monument · 424 yd
Devon County War MemorialMonument · 509 yd
Part of the Roman town of Exeter, beneath Cathedral GreenScheduled monument · 520 yd
St Bartholomew's Cemetery, ExeterRegistered park or garden · 690 yd
2008 Exeter attempted bombingbomb attack · 820 yd
Danes CastleScheduled monument · 1311 yd