Category: Library & Archives

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Nutcombe Nutcombe is a memorable sort of name, and one which many visitors comment on when they see it on…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian I recommend reading Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts by Christopher de Hamel, published by Allen Lane in 2016. The Guardian described…

By Emma Laws, Exeter Cathedral Librarian Richard Hooker, born in Heavitree on the outskirts of Exeter in either 1553 or 1554, was one of the…

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist and Marie Jäcker, medieval historian at Kiel University, Germany The accounts of Exeter Cathedral’s Fabric Fund are an incredible source of information…

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist May is Local & Community History Month, which seems like a good opportunity to highlight the astonishing range of places…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian This week we celebrated Shakespeare’s birthday – the exact date is not recorded but is generally believed to be 23…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian If TripAdvisor had existed in the 18th century, I wonder what people would have said about the city of Exeter…

By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist William Alley (1510-1570) was Bishop of Exeter from 1560 until his death in April 1570. He was born in Buckinghamshire,…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian If you are a regular reader of Cathedral Life you will likely recall this beautiful image or others like it.…

By Emma Laws, Cathedral Librarian Reginald Pole (1500-1558) was Dean of Exeter Cathedral from 1527 to 1537. He didn’t actually spend much time here; in…