William Carey: An Affable Bishop
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Once described as “a thick-set, bandy-legged man with puck-like nose and chin, but with a good-humoured expression of face, pleasant
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Once described as “a thick-set, bandy-legged man with puck-like nose and chin, but with a good-humoured expression of face, pleasant
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Hampers, baskets and drawers were the storage containers of choice for the Cathedral’s archives in the past, before neat rows
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This fine example of a medieval will was made by Henry de Berbilonde in 1296. Berbilonde was one of the
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This letter addressed to Edmund Lacy, Bishop of Exeter and to Thomas, Earl of Devon asks for help in petitioning
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This poor letter is in terrible condition. It has been badly damaged by long exposure to damp and stone dust.
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This week we have been celebrating Heritage Open Days, England’s “largest community led festival of history and culture”, with a
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist The earliest references to bells at the Cathedral occur in Bishop Leofric’s time during the mid-11th century. Various re-castings, additions
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This print, enhanced with bright gold highlights, shows the Cathedral’s seventeenth century reredos. A reredos is a decorated screen which
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist Each year, around the time of St Sidwell’s day (2 August) we like to focus on one of the many
By Ellie Jones, Cathedral Archivist This year The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) celebrates 200 years, during which time they have saved more than 140,000