Saints and Beati associated with Gloucestershire
A Proposed Supplementary Calendar of Saints and Beati for the use of Roman Catholics in Gloucestershire Episcopal Saints Before the creation of the See of Gloucester in 1541 by King … Continue reading
Caldey, Prinknash and Nashdom – A Shared Pictorial History
A selection of items from my Postcard and Photograph Collection: CALDEY 1906-1928 I have tried to limit these to the Benedictine period as there are numerous cards dating from … Continue reading
Prinknash and Father Dolling
Father Dolling and Prinknash Park by Brian Torode (1995) While sitting outside the chapel at St. Peter’s Grange some time ago, my thoughts wandered back to a biography which I … Continue reading
Father Ignatius of Llanthony
Father Ignatius of Llanthony Photographs and Postcards of Llanthony Abbey from my collection. From ‘Transactions of the Woolhope Club, 1898’ :- “… The majority of the members proceeded first to … Continue reading
St Bartholomew’s Church, Chosen Hill, Churchdown
St Bartholomew’s Church, Chosen Hill, Churchdown By W.D. Pereira 2005c Chosen Hill at 580 feet is known geographically as an outlier from the Cotswold Escarpment. It owes its continued … Continue reading
Sharpness Union Church (1880-1930)
Frank G. Marling: ‘The First Fifty Years of Union Church, Sharpness 1880-1930, published by T & W Goulding, Printers and Publishers, Nelson Street, Bristol, 1930. ‘Foreward – I have … Continue reading
Photographs of St Stephen’s Tivoli
Photographs from the Collection of the Late Father Brian Torode ‘This Church was designed by John Middleton and built in stages: chancel 1873-4, transept 1876, tall nave with lean-to aisles … Continue reading
Photographs of St George’s Nailsworth
A few photographs from my collection…
Gloucestershire Bishops
Notes on Gloucestershire’s Bishops and Ecclesiastical Boundaries by Richard Barton and Brian Torode (2008) THE FIRST (BRITISH) HIERARCHY (Pre 597) Gloucester Mc Whirr in his book on Roman Gloucestershire has … Continue reading
St Arild Sermon by Brian Torode
St Arild’s Sermon at Oldbury on Severn 17th July 2009. It is a great privilege for me to be here this evening, sharing in the celebration weekend of one of … Continue reading
