Exploring Woodchester Priory with Jane Bethell
Three fascinating stories from Woodchester Priory with thanks to the archivist, Jane Bethell:
St Joseph’s Catholic Church, Stonehouse – prehistory
Catholic strands anterior to the building of St Joseph’s Church, Stonehouse St Joseph’s Church in Stonehouse, a modern building constructed during the mid 1960s, represents the aspirations of a then … Continue reading
A Lost Church by Scoles – Our Lady of Lourdes, Wroughton
A LOST CHURCH BY SCOLES – OUR LADY OF LOURDES, WROUGHTON William Wyndham Codrington (1825-1905) married Cecilia Charlotte Webb at Whiteparish in Wiltshire on 21st June 1854. He was the … Continue reading
Reverend Peter Hartley – ‘A Martyr to Duty’ and ‘Victim of Charity’
Reverend Peter Hartley – ‘A Martyr to Duty’ and ‘Victim of Charity’ by Richard Barton (2020) Most of the information that we have about Peter Hartley comes from the writings … Continue reading
Gloucester’s saintly Abbe Josse
More pages from the historical writings of James Newton Langston (1884-1959) In February, 1828, another French émigré priest, the Abbe Augustine Louis Josse (1763-1841), took charge of the Gloucester mission. … Continue reading
Gloucestershire’s links with Ambrose Phillipps de Lisle
GLOUCESTERSHIRE’S LINKS WITH AMBROSE PHILLIPPS DE LISLE Largely extracted from the writings of James Newton Langston (1886-1959) In 1816 Abbe Bernard Giraud (or Girard), a priest of the diocese of … Continue reading
Holy Cross, Wotton-under-Edge
HOLY CROSS, WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE by Richard Barton (2020) Five hundred years ago, my ancestor, Robert Seborne alias Plumer, of Wotton-under-Edge penned his last will and testament. In line with the piety … Continue reading
James Bernard Morewood O.P.
James Bernard Morewood O. P. by Richard Barton (2020) For many years I have been curious to learn more about the Dominican Priest, Bernard Morewood, who built the Church of … Continue reading
Robert Canning of Hartpury
Robert Canning (1773-1843) lived at Hartpury, near Gloucester. He was the second son of an ancient family whose seat was at Foxcote, near to Ilmington, situated on the Gloucestershire and … Continue reading
St John’s Roman Catholic Church, Bath – A photographic miscellany
Roman Catholic Church of St John the Evangelist, Bath St Alphege’s Church in Oldfield Park
