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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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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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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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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…
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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…
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‘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.…
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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…
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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…
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The Courage To Say “Yes”
By Revd Canon Deborah Parsons, Canon Chancellor I recently read about the art of practising micro-courage. People were asked to reflect on when they last…