1972

Exeter Cathedral Head Chorister, 1972

Exeter Cathedral Head Chorister, 1972

Exeter Cathedral Head Chorister, 1972, close-up of medal

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Photographs of the Head Chorister and his medal of office. The medal consists of the shield of St Peter (the cathedral's patron saint) and a banner below which reads: DUX CANTORUM (leader of the singers). The whereabouts of this medal is unknown (it is not in any of the Cathedral's collections).

The indentity of the chorister is unknown (if you know who it is, please email).

There is a recording of an interview with this chorister:

The photographs are 35 mm slides that formed part of a Schools Resource pack created in 1972. The recorded interview also forms part of this pack. Pictures and information about the resource pack are available online. An original pack is in the Exeter Cathedral Archive.