Mike Richards is a retired Detective Chief Inspector in the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary who has since qualified as a Redcoat and Cathedral Guide (and now helps to train new guides). This presentation explores the reasons why people have been…
Ben Clapp has been involved with St Nicholas Priory for some fifteen years. A Museum Assistant at The Royal Albert Memorial Museum, he first worked at the Priory when the Museum ran the building. Since Exeter Historic Buildings Trust took…
Recently I heard Richard Parker lecture on the stones of St Nicholas Priory, describing how fragments of the Priory occasionally come to light in strange places. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1536, the south and east ranges of…
Dear Friends, You know Martha, our raven – she’s found a new home in the undercroft and Ben Clapp has researched and updated what we know about her. Miss Maud Tothill (1872-1959) was the first curator of the St Nicholas…
In our latest video Elsbeth Geldhof explains how to make ink using charcoal and milk.
A new talk from Devon and Exeter Medical Heritage Trust. Professor David Radstone and Dr Christopher Gardner-Thorpe discuss Dr Page and the contribution he made to Exeter’s medical heritage.
Want to find out how the people in Tudor times celebrated the Christmas season? Join Prof James Clark, Dr. Freyja Cox Jensen, Dr. Todd Gray, Dr. Ed Fox, and Sally Dyer for a round-table discussion. Our experts are here to…
We are very pleased to share our chat with Professor Fabrizio Nevola and Dr Kate Osborne about the new app to explore Exeter. An innovative way to learn more about our heritage, “Hidden Cities”… Ever wondered how an app is…
Dear Friends, Our own wonderful David Radstone has taken the time to record a little lecture for us. Here are his intriguing, introductory words: How do we connect an eminent 18th Century Surgeon, his mummified mistress, a poisoned harpoon, and…
Dear Friends, Exeter’s excellent Darren Marsh and I have been chatting about his latest research – and a possible project at the priory. More shall be revealed soon but, for now, Darren has agreed to be our first contributor to…
Dear Friends, I and my wonderful team sat down the other day to look at your feedback and suggestions of what we could do to enrich our website and social media platforms. This blog is one of the ways we…