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View Between the Quay Gate and West Gate Outside the City Walls, Exeter

Francis Towne, 1791

The view looks up Higher Leat, with Weeks Mill to the left, Cricklepit in the middle distance and the city wall at the extreme top right. The group of mills formed the very centre of the Devon woollen industry. The gates in this watercolour were taken down in 1819 to cope with the increase in traffic.

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Title of artwork, date

View Between the Quay Gate and West Gate Outside the City Walls, Exeter, 1791

Date supported

2002

Medium and material

Pen & brown ink & watercolour

Dimensions

20 x 31 cm

Grant

5300

Total cost

21760

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