'High hopes' for new cloister bid
Exeter Cathedral say they hope to find out 'in weeks' if money's been pledged for ambitious plans to rebuild a cloister
We should know within weeks if Exeter Cathedral will get a grant to rebuild a cloister that was destroyed in the 1640s during the English civil war.
The Dean of Exeter Jonathan Greener say they're waiting to find out if a grant bid has been accepted by the National Lottery Heritage Fund so they can build a new gallery and event space.
Exeter Cathedral has already received a ÂŁ91,500 grant to make improvements to the landmark building, which has stood in the centre of Exeter for nearly a thousand years.
If the grant is approved a 12-month contract could start as early as July.
Although a church existed on the site during Anglo-Saxon times, the construction of Exeter Cathedral began in the early 12th century and was complete by around 1400.