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The Gentleman Traveller
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Charles William Hempel (1777-1855) was an English organist, composer and teacher. Originally from London, he became organist of the 16th…
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A new winter sport?
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Many of you will have been watching the Winter Olympic Games these past couple of weeks and this Sunday (22…
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Book review: ‘A Promise of Ankles’ by Alexander McCall Smith
By Canon Mike D Williams At the heart of Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town is 44 Scotland Street. Three spacious flats are the centre of a…
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The Carbon Fast
By Canon Cate Edmonds, Canon Steward Have you ever thought about being a Carbon Steward? Whatever does that mean? It’s a personal approach to supporting…
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Letting Go
By Revd Canon Chris Palmer, Canon Treasurer There’s an old piece of wisdom: Let go, and let God. It can be a cliché, but it…
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Enid Marx (1902-1998)
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This week we came across a letter from Enid Marx, a 20th century designer, illustrator, printer, engraver, and art teacher…
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Immortal love in Tennyson’s In Memoriam
By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian I hold it true what’er befall,I feel it when I suffer mostTis better to have loved and lostThan never to…
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A Lady of Influence
By Canon Ian Morter, Priest Vicar In the secular world in the late 19th and 20th Century we have seen that women have increasingly, and…
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The Exeter Rondels and the Exeter Cathedral Company of Tapisers
By Anne Eyre It all began when the last designer for the guild had decided she needed to retire. It was clear that we did…
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From the Archives: An Attack on a Prince Regent
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist On Tuesday 28 January 1817 at 2pm, the Prince Regent (the future king George IV) addressed the opening of Parliament,…