2024 Exe-X South West Alumnae Group - Evening tour of St Nicholas Priory Museum (FULLY BOOKED)
The Exe-X South West Alumnae Group are repeating one of our most popular events, this is a delightful opportunity to visit Exeter’s oldest building and explore its extraordinary 900-year history with this private tour and talk exclusively for our alumnae (female graduates) group, focusing on the restoration of the Priory and its first museum curator, Maud Tothill.
| An Alumni and supporters event | |
|---|---|
| Date | 9 April 2024 |
| Time | 18:00 to 19:30 |
| Place | Mint Lane, off Fore St, Exeter EX4 3BL |
| Provider | Alumni and supporters |
Event details
This event has now been fully booked, however, if you would like to be added to the waiting list please email alumni@exeter.ac.uk
If you missed our 2022 visit, here is a second chance to experience this ‘hidden gem’ of Exeter with a private evening tour. Variously during its 900 year history a Benedictine priory, a tudor home, Roman Catholic Mission, school and art college, St Nicholas Priory is now a vibrant, living museum ‘where heritage, culture and creativity meet’.
We will meet at the Priory at 6pm and be conducted on a tour of the building, an introduction to its history and restoration and, notably, the role played by its eccentric founding curator, Maud Tothill (1872-1959). Maud went above and beyond to improve the building over the years and kept numerous pets at the Priory including a raven named Martha, which used to offer up Maud’s hat for donations when she conducted tours!
Our event allows plenty of time for questions and, if there is sufficient interest we may adjourn for a networking drink after the tour.
Tea/coffee and biscuits will be available at an extra cost of £2 per person in cash.
Numbers are limited to 20 and payment of £5 per person in cash will be collected on arrival. Please bring the correct money.
Accessibility: Ground floor fully accesible, staricase to first floor.
