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Santiago de Compostela
By Ian Morter, Priest VicarI have just returned from the Northern Coast of Spain. The reason for my trip was that I wanted to visit…
- Cathedral News
Cathedral News – September 2026
Cathedral News is a monthly journal published by Exeter Cathedral. It contains a mixture of community notices, articles, photographs and events listings. Download Cathedral News…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
The Odyssey – the Director’s Cut
By Emma Laws, Exeter Cathedral Librarian I haven’t seen Christopher Nolan’s IMAX Odyssey experience yet. I need to prepare for a three-hour movie in a cinema…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
A Short Introduction To Weathervanes
By Ellie Jones, Exeter Cathedral Archivist Weathervanes or weathcocks are architectural features which indicate the direction of the wind. Cockerels are a popular motif, but…
- Cathedral Life
Blowing the Heart Open
By Hilary Dawson, Canon Treasurer A few weeks ago a friend introduced me to the poem, Postscript, by Seamus Heaney. In it he urges the…
- Cathedral News
The Exhibition At Exeter Cathedral That Celebrated Disabled, Deaf and Neurodivergent Church Leaders
The Called As We Are Exhibition, which celebrates disabled people in church leadership, came to Exeter Cathedral between 12 and 19 August. The exhibition features…
- Press Releases
Exeter Cathedral Music Foundation Awards An Exceptional £950,000 Grant To Support Exeter Cathedral Music
The Trustees of the Exeter Cathedral Music Foundation are delighted to announce that an increased grant totalling £950,000 will be given to support the Cathedral…
- Cathedral Life
Eclipses
By David Nixon, Revd Prebendary Eclipses seem to be in the news at present. We have had the ‘real’ eclipse earlier in the month, and…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
All Aboard!
By Emma Laws, Exeter Cathedral LibrarianIn 1753, an Act of Parliament established the Exeter Turnpike Trust. The Trust managed major roads radiating out from the…
- Cathedral Life
‘Do Not Go Gentle’ By Kathleen Stock
By Philip Wales, Priest VicarOccasionally someone recommends a book to me which, if I summon the courage to read it, has an appropriately unsettling effect.…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
Picnic Hampers
By Ellie Jones, Exeter Cathedral ArchivistOne of the delights of summer is packing a picnic and heading outdoors. While the picnic hamper – popular since…
- Cathedral Life
- Library & Archives
Eclipsing Superstition
By Emma Laws, Exeter Cathedral Librarian On 12 August 1654, a total solar eclipse cast Europe into darkness. In the months leading up to the…