Blog Cathedral Life August 8, 2024· A Ministry of Service By Canon Ian Morter One of the curiosities in Exeter Cathedral is a carved stone which is displayed in the South Quire Aisle, behind the…
Cathedral Life Library & Archives August 8, 2024· The Rise of Science: exploring early scientific books in the Cathedral Library By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Our collaboration with English Literature students at Exeter University continued this year and we are delighted to present more of…
Blog Library & Archives August 1, 2024· John Archer’s Every Man His Own Doctor By Zoe Sperry Did you know that eating onions can cause turbulent dreams? Or that artichokes can trigger spells of vertigo? Rest assured these are…
Blog Library & Archives August 1, 2024· “Journeying to the Moon”: John Wilkins’ lunar civilisation By Oliver Rickwood How often do you dream about travelling to the Moon? In the 21st century it is far from a ridiculous fantasy; since…
Blog Cathedral Life August 1, 2024· Journeying By Canon Deborah Parsons I was dismayed to hear of the deliberate acts of sabotage to the French high-speed rail network hours before the opening…
Cathedral Life Library & Archives August 1, 2024· St Sidwell’s Manor Pound By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Each year, around the time of St Sidwell’s day (2 August) we like to focus on one of the many…
Blog Cathedral Life July 26, 2024· Book Review: The Art of Rest – How to find respite in the modern age by Claudia Hammond Reviewed by Canon Mike D Williams Do you rest enough? Busyness has become a badge of honour for some. According to her friends, Claudia Hammond…
Blog Cathedral Life July 26, 2024· Doing Your Own Thing – The Life of a Monk By The Revd Preb Julian Ould We are free! We live in a free society, and this means that we can do our own thing. Well,…
Cathedral Life Library & Archives July 26, 2024· Bookbinding Basics By work experience students, Nancy and Oriana We are year 12 students who, over the past week, have been doing work experience in the Cathedral…
Cathedral Life July 19, 2024· The Apostle to the Apostles By Canon Cate Edmonds “Mary Magdalene went and announced to the disciples, ‘I have seen the Lord’; and she told them that he had said…