Tag Archives: Exeter

Six Photographs: Random England [Part 2]

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Benjamin Simpson

Click here to visit Six Photographs: Random England [Part 1] The photographs in this essay were all taken along the river or estuary of the River Exe, between the towns of Exeter and Exmouth, Devon England. A seagull, or as … Continue reading →

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Six Photographs: Random England [Part 1]

Posted on January 11, 2010 by Benjamin Simpson

The photographs in this essay were all taken along the river or estuary of the River Exe, between the towns of Exeter and Exmouth, Devon England. The early morning moon, heading for the horizon, with boats inside Lympstone Harbour, along … Continue reading →

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Six Cemetery Photographs: By Death to Ease

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Benjamin Simpson

On the outskirts of Exeter sits a cemetery immense with it’s perfectly squared walkways and monuments lined up like tract homes. At one end are the older monuments, weathered, and classic, angels standing over the fallen dead. Clear on the … Continue reading →

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Seven Photographs: The Exe by Exeter

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Benjamin Simpson

There is a walkway that follows the river Exe south, out of the town of Exeter. Part of the path follows the old spur waterway, that once fed the mills. Now the water rests comfortably in its banks. By the … Continue reading →

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Molested in Tree Shaded Daylight

Posted on October 5, 2009 by Benjamin Simpson

Last Thursday I was molested in tree shaded daylight. After visiting Book Cycle, where I picked up another Terry Pratchett and a well-used and beautiful 1950’s Roget’s Thesaurus, I was now sitting in Exeter’s Cathedral Green with my bacon sandwich … Continue reading →

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Exeter’s (Boring) Underground Passages.

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Benjamin Simpson

      It’s the only underground tour in the whole of England, our guide says. And I was excited. My imagination rolled with so many things to be seen underneath the city of Exeter. There are 2000 year-old Roman walls scattered … Continue reading →

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A Pleasant Day in Exeter

Posted on August 29, 2009 by Benjamin Simpson

It all begins with a view of my parents town of Lympstone. Running up the center is the main throughfare of town, known as ‘The Strand’, with The Swan Pub on the right and the only store in town in … Continue reading →

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