Category: Library & Archives

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This letter, signed by Charles II, is a royal letter instructing the Dean & Chapter to give the next available…

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 We have been spending a lot of time looking at our burial registers lately, both for family history enquiries and…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian In the 5th century BC, the Greek philosopher Empedocles pioneered the theory that the universe is made up of four…

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 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…

By Ellie Jones, Exeter Cathedral Archivist Many people across Britain are looking forward to the long May Day holiday this weekend. Although 1 May is…

By Ellie Jones, Exeter Cathedral Archivist We have recently completed a project to repackage the majority of our small photographs and postcards into special archival…