Category: Library & Archives

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Joanna Southcott (1750-1814) was a self-professed prophet, born in Taleford and baptised in Ottery St Mary. She grew up in…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This year’s theme for British Science Week – Curiosity: What’s Your Question? – encourages us all to be curious about…

Photo: petition from Mrs Mary Adams to divide the work of the virger with another person By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This month’s In Focus…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Richard Rolle was a 14th century English hermit, mystic and prolific religious writer.   Although he was never canonised, the…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This week, visitors to Exeter Cathedral have been enjoying the spectacular Luxmuralis show, ‘The Storytellers’ – an immersive sound and…