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Horse Chestnuts and Hazelnuts
By The Very Revd Stephen Waine, Interim DeanThe horse chestnut tree on the Cathedral Green is a great attraction at this time of year as…
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- Library & Archives
Heriot and Farlieu
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral ArchivistFans of “All Creatures Great and Small” will be familiar with the name of James Herriot, based on the life and…
- Cathedral News
Cathedral News – October 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…
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- Library & Archives
In Praise of Pamphlets!
By Emma Laws, Cathedral LibrarianThis week we celebrated the completion of a huge project to catalogue and number about 2500 pamphlets in the Cathedral Library.…
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- Library & Archives
Looking at the West Front
By Ellie Jones, Exeter Cathedral ArchivistThe iconic West Front of Exeter Cathedral, with its magnificent carved stone image screen, is a medieval masterpiece familiar to…
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Creation’s Bounty
By Canon Cate Edmonds, Canon StewardSometimes during different seasons of the year, I go foraging. Autumn is, of course, a particularly good time for foraging…
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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…
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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…
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- 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…
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- 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…
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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…
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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…