The Chapel was formerly known as the Resurrection Chapel. In 1951 it was dedicated to the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment, a regiment which recruited from the people of Halifax.
Laid up in the Chapel are colours given to the Regiment, many of which record major battles. In the frames on the wall are colours from the [...]
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Halifax Minster – Duke of Wellington’s Chapel
14 Comments CherryPie on Apr 10th 2019
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Halifax Minster
Located in the heart of Halifax, Halifax Minster is a handsome 15th Century Grade 1 listed Parish Church; a site of major historical importance, a place of worship, prayer, of civic engagement, education and culture; with a year-round programme of events for you to enjoy. The church of St John the Baptist Halifax was given [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Apr 9th 2019
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but wealth gathered by labour shall increase.
Proverbs 13:11
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 24th 2019
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Shibden Mill – Day Three
We packed and were ready to set off on our travels before we went down for breakfast. We sat at the same table as for the previous day’s breakfast and dinner; it must have had our name on it. Comfortably replete we checked out of the Inn and went to Halifax to see Halifax Minster. [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 9th 2019
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.
Psalms 17:8
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 24th 2019
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Arundel Cathedral…
…The Cathedral of Our Lady and Saint Philip Howard
My previous posts explained what happened to the Arundel church building after King Henry VIII parted from the Church of Rome and declared himself Head of The Church of England. Despite Henry’s actions Catholic missionary priests were able to continue their teachings in Arundel:
The reign of King [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 20th 2019
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The Church of St Nicholas – Arundel
Following on from my previous post where the 12th Earl surrendered the collegiate chapel to King Henry VIII, subsequential purchasing it back and being required to provide an annual rent to the King :
The nave [of the church] continued as the parish church of Arundel. As the effects of the Reformation took hold the church [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2019
