Nominated by Ian Guy

Frog Street is a curious little street off the tatty end of Exeter’s Fore Street at the edge of the Inner Ring road. A little network of cobbled streets (West Street and Stepcote Hill) rise steeply towards the covered market and Exeter’s pound stores and bargain basements. Here is a cluster of old, higgledy-piggledy buildings constructed out of the strange local reddish Heavitree Stone – barely stone at all rather a gritty crumbly conglomerate of sand and pebbles.

Not much, then to draw the tourist, with the constant rumble of traffic from the busy main road. But it is this road that makes this particular building a Must See.

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The House that Moved did exactly what it say on the tin. When they came to construct the inner ring road in 1963, this quaint mediaeval building, dating from around 1500, was in the way. So they moved it on rollers and rebuilt it a little way down the road. It is now a shop stocking high quality bridal wear, with a small display of photos in the window showing how the job was done.

If you time your visit to coincide with striking of the hour, the clock above your head, dating from 1620, on the church tower next door will reward you with a charming display of moving figures.

It's only a 5 minute job to look at these two gems (unless you arrive at 1 minute past the hour and decide to sit it out till the clock does its stuff). For a little more history and some refreshment, Exeter Quay is just on the other side of the Ring Road, with The Prospect Inn and On the Waterfront offering good food and pizzas.

Must See Buildings of Britain is an occasional series on Britain’s most remarkable buildings. Not only the stately homes, palaces and monuments that are part of every tourist itinerary but buildings that are simply worth seeing. Some are well known – although not necessarily for their architecture. Some are less well known – undiscovered gems that are worth a look. Some will take several hours to visit properly; others are not open to the public but merit a few minutes to look at the from the outside.

Must See Buildings has a sister column, Beastly Buildings, which looks at those buildings we all love to hate

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