By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This week we are celebrating our long-standing partnership with Exeter University Medical School. For more than ten years, fourth year…
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist It has been almost eerily quiet in the Library & Archives this half term without the familiar soundscape of chorister…
By James Mustard, Canon Precentor I’ve been thinking this week about Jesus’ repeated warning in the Gospels of the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem.…
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian The word ‘sampler’ comes from the Latin ‘exemplum’, meaning example. In the 16th and 17th centuries, proficientneedleworkers created samplers to…
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist In 19th century England the average life expectancy was just 35-40 years (it is now double that). Although it seems…