Domesday Book Afternoon

On Saturday 17th February   2pm—4.15pm in the Chapter House at Gloucester Cathedral

Two talks on how Exeter Cathedral’s EXON project has enhanced our knowledge of the great survey of England ordered by William the Conqueror whilst at Gloucester over Christmas in 1085.

Dr Frank Thorn and Dr Chris Lewis have been members of the project to examine 500 plus pages of the original 1086 Domesday survey held in Exeter Cathedral's archives.

In 2011 “Exon Domesday” was removed from its 19th-century binding so that digital photography and detailed study could begin. Since then a major research project by a team from King’s College, London and the University of Oxford, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, has been uncovering the document’s secrets.

 

Tickets £5.00 (tea and biscuits included in the cost) from

The Friends’ Office, 11a College Green, GLOUCESTER GL1 2LX

Open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings; or online at www.fogc.co.uk

telephone enquiries: 01452 522419