Thursday 21st July 2016 at 13.00 (Chapter House) The ancient houses of Cathedral Close form the most important group of medieval houses in Devon and Cornwall. Over the last generation archaeologists have been exploring these buildings, discovering hidden roofs and other concealed features. The lecture, given by John Allan - the Cathedral Archaeologist, will explain the new discoveries and give an account of the architecture of the Close. Ticket information
Tickets £5 (£4.50 for Friends of Exeter Cathedral, Residents' Cardholders and Cathedral Volunteers) from 01392 285983 and...
Wednesday 6th July 2016, 13.00-15.30 (Library and Archives) Your opportunity to experience the oldest book of English literature in existence. Written in about 970AD, the Exeter Book is the oldest of only four surviving books of Anglo-Saxon literature anywhere in the world. Much admired for its beautiful writing and the quality of its verse, this unique book of poetry has been at Exeter Cathedral since Leofric, the first Bishop of Exeter, gave it to his church in around 1072. Within its 246 pages are some 40 poems and nearly 100 poetic riddles. Join us in the Cathedral Library &...
Exeter Chiefs star Jack Nowell was part of a heroic England defensive display as the Red Rose country earned their first series win in Australia with victory in the second Test at AAMI Park in Melbourne.
Recalled to the starting line-up having been only a replacement in Brisbane the week previous, the Cornishman featured for the whole 80 minutes during an outstanding display from Eddie Jones’ side.
England started well as they took a 10-0 lead through Dylan Hartley’s converted try and a penalty from Owen Farrell. However, the Wallabies countered before the break with...
Something rather lovely is happening in Heavitree, Exeter and it's intergenerational!
JoJo Spinks of Interwoven Productions, a local performance arts company, says: “The South Lawn Terrace project has been an absolute joy because of the participation of the people there. St Michael CofE Primary School linked up with the Beavers of the 2nd Exeter Scout Group and produced some brilliant joint-project work based on the Victorian history of the street, ably assisted by members of the Heavitree Local History Society. As part of the project, we were delighted to host a Tea Party in St...
A trilogy of short films, commissioned by East Devon District Council, charting the development of Cranbrook have been released.
The films capture three of the major milestones reached by the East Devon new town at the second half of last year. The films document the first shop opening, the first all-through school (first secondary school / second primary school) opened and the start of the train service.
Cranbrook is about to approach its fifth birthday, as the town was born when the first turf was cut on 29 June 2011.
The Exeter City Supporters Trust has welcomed a massive boost to its plans for celebrating the history of St James Park, home of Exeter City Football Club since the early 20th century.
A bid to document, preserve and share the history of the ground, submitted by the University of Exeter working in partnership with the Trust’s History Group, has been successful in attracting grants of £29,100 with the main contribution coming from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF).
The wide ranging project will include:
The digitisation of documents and photographs held in
Shakespeare's Second Folio Edition Thursday 21st to Saturday 23rd April 2016 (during normal visitor hours)
The Cathedral Library's copy of Shakespeare's Second Folio Edition will be on display in the Cathedral for a limited time only to mark the anniversaries of William Shakespeare's birth and death (baptised 26th April 1564, died on 23rd April 1616).
This copy of the second edition of 'Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, and tragedies; published according to the true originall copies' was printed in 1632.
Ticket information No tickets required; included...
Shakespeare Lecture 2016 Thursday 21st April 2016 at 19.00 in the Chapter House
400 years ago, in April 1616, William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes died within days of each other. In this lecture, our speaker Philip Schwyzer will explore some of the aspects of the work of these two great literary figures, and their continuing legacies.
The Cathedral Library's copy of the Second Folio Edition of Shakespeare's works (1632) will also be on display in the Chapter House.
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Ticket information Tickets £7 (plus a £1 transaction fee per booking)...
Come along to explore the fascinating and gruesome parts of history Travel back in time to a different period of history every week with themed crafts, costumes, and horrible history facts!
Each session takes place in the Pearson Education Centre between 10am and noon and children can be dropped off and left for the entire session.
STUPID STUARTS - 27th February: Try to survive the perilous times of the Stuart. Will you survive the Gunpowder Plot, the Plague and the Great Fire of London?? Create a collage to remember some of these scary events.
