In 1380 the 4th Earl of Arundel, Richard Fitzalan, founded a secular College of Canons, that is to say, a community of clergy to maintain daily worship and pray for the souls of the founder’s family. This initiated the building of the church you see today. From the beginning the church was divided into two [...]
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Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Kent & Chichester 2018
The Fitzalan Chapel – Arundel Castle
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 18th 2019
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Arundel Castle – The Library
The Library is the principle survivor of the 11th Duke’s work and is one of the most important Gothic rooms of circa 1800 in the country. It is 122 feet (38 meters)long, entirely fitted out in carved Honduras mahogany and treated as if it were a church, with slender clustered columns supporting a ribbed vault. [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Feb 11th 2019
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The Old Bishop’s Palace
The Bishop’s Palace, Ely was one of the residences of the Bishop of Ely from the 15th century until 1941. It is a Grade I listed building.[1]
The palace was built in the 15th century by Bishop John Alcock however just two towers from the original building remain. He also completed the bishop’s palace (now Wisbech Castle) at Wisbech (where he died [...]
21 Comments CherryPie on Nov 20th 2018
Filed under Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, Hurley 2017
Dorney Court and its Recusancy Connections
Dorney Court is a Grade I listed Tudor manor house and is situated in the village of Dorney which lies on a slight rise in the Thames floodplain, Dorney means Island of Bumble Bees and the estate is renowned for its honey which is still produced to this day. The house has changed little since [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2017
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Hurley Priory
Hurley Priory, located on the banks of the River Thames was founded in 1086 by Geoffrey Mandeville I as a cell of Westminster Abbey. After declaring himself head of the English Church, Henry VIII suppressed the priory in 1536 and ownership was transferred to Westminster Abbey. When in 1540 Westminster Abbey was dissolved Hurley Priory [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Sep 26th 2017
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Ye Olde Bell
On my recent visit to the Olde Bell in Hurley I noticed some information above a wooden panel next to the fireplace. I was intrigued by it and took a closer look. The photo and words informed that a passage runs from the cellar of the Olde Bell to the Village Priory and the passage [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 25th 2017
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Faith, Recusancy and Priest Holes
Bear with me…
Content coming soon
Update 18/09/17 – links to currently uploaded posts added below. I have some posts yet to be written. I also need to add an intro to this post
Update 25/07/23 – I still need to write the intro
People:
Imprisoned – John Gerard, Catholic Priest, 1597
John Gerard’s story [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 17th 2017
