Supporter stories

  • Gerald Cinamon main photo
    • Gerald Cinamon

    • I would like to see the St Cuthbert Gospel, a great historic book, become a part of the world’s greatest collection at the British Library.
  • Alex Wasef main photo
    • Alex Wasef

    • I love the resources and manuscripts at the British Library. I want to see the St Cuthbert Gospel stay in Britain where it belongs and be kept as a wonderful example of our ancient heritage.
  • Dr Mary Garrison main photo
    • Dr Mary Garrison

    • I'm a medieval historian and I work at the British Library when I need to consult a manuscript and I am always deeply grateful for its extraordinary resources.
  • Steven W. May main photo
    • Steven W. May

    • As a Library reader since 1970, I want to see the St Cuthbert Gospel stay in the UK and preferably at the British Library.
  • Chris Thomas main photo
    • Chris Thomas

    • Both sides of our family are from the North East. Coal dust and the sea are in our veins. The Lindisfarne Gospels and St Cuthbert Gospel are part of this area's heritage.
  • Ralph Houlbrooke main photo
    • Ralph Houlbrooke

    • For some decades I have consulted books and manuscripts in the Library and I particularly like the working environment. I appreciate the importance of acquiring the St Cuthbert Gospel and I should like to help.
  • Olivia Branston main photo
    • Olivia Branston

    • The St Cuthbert Gospel is very dear to me, as I love studying the script in its purest form, and, having actually seen a glimpse of it, I would love to think it could be in the British Library – a perfectly fitting home, to be enjoyed by many.
  • ANDREW (WILF) WHITE main photo
    • Andrew Wilf White

    • I have always loved the British Library ever since my father used to bring me to see the rare books and manuscripts that were then in the British Museum. The Library is not only a superb academic resource and the home of books of great beauty and rarity, it is nothing less than Britain's cultural DNA.

Please share your stories with us - we'd love to hear why you have chosen to give to the British Library.