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From the Archives: St Sidwell’s Day
Sidwell is Exeter’s very own saint, venerated on 2nd August each year. She was an 8th century Christian martyr who, it is told, was beheaded…
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A Porpoise Found at Dawlish 1468
This extract comes from one of four Excrescence Account books located in the Cathedral’s Library & Archives. These books are some of the largest in…
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From the archives: Eunice Overend’s account of the 1942 air raids
In May 1942, Eunice Overend was a biology student at the University College of the South West (she later became a biology teacher and naturalist,…
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Conversations in Chemistry by Jane Marcet (1805)
8 March marks International Women’s Day – a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In the Cathedral Library we…
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Under the Moon: Lunar Library Displays
Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon lands at Exeter Cathedral on 3 February and is staying until 27 February. During this time, we will be…
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Colour Our Collections 2020!
As part of the annual #colorourcollections / #colourourcollections initiave, Exeter Cathedral’s Library and Archive is joining with museums and libraries around the world in offering…
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Conservation of service registers
Service Registers are a valuable record of all the services at the Cathedral, including dates, times, occasions, names of celebrants, number of communicants, collections, preachers,…
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Aminadab : or The quaker’s vision
A satirical tract in defense of Henry Sacheverell’s sermon entitled “The perils of false brethren.” Stuart, our Assistant Librarian, has been re-cataloguing this volume, which…
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Henry Purcell’s Exeter connection
It is believed to be the only remaining handwritten letter still in existence from one of England’s greatest composers, Henry Purcell, but rather than being…
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Digital technology allows fragile and rare medieval wax sculptures to be displayed for the first time
Digital technology is allowing fragile and rare medieval wax figures hidden for hundreds of years to be displayed for the first time. People sought cures for…