Category: Library & Archives

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian If you flick through the pages of this 19th century Anglican weekly newspaper you will come across the odd issue…

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This week we have been celebrating Heritage Open Days, England’s “largest community led festival of history and culture”, with a…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian These dainty sets comprising Hymns Ancient and Modern and The Book of Common Prayer were printed in their thousands in…

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist The earliest references to bells at the Cathedral occur in Bishop Leofric’s time during the mid-11th century. Various re-castings, additions…

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This print, enhanced with bright gold highlights, shows the Cathedral’s seventeenth century reredos. A reredos is a decorated screen which…

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…

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…