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First World War Artefact
We have discovered the following artefact in the archives. It is a crucifix with an enclosed note inside a wooden frame with a plaque....

Rebecca Somerset
Oct 26, 20153 min read


September's Activities
During the month of September the Archives were closed in order to allow the team to concentrate on the important task of cataloguing....

Rebecca Somerset
Oct 12, 20153 min read


The Battle of Britain 75 Years On
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Between 10 July and 31 October 1940, the German Air Force waged an air...

Mary Allen
Sep 13, 20153 min read


Ignatian Fireworks: The Jesuits and the Great Fire of London
349 years ago for four days a major fire burnt in London. The Great Fire of London swept through the city from 2 to 5 September 1666, and...

Rebecca Somerset
Aug 26, 20151 min read


Farm St Alphabet Poem
In this blog we feature the Farm St alphabet poem written by Fr Frederick Hathaway SJ (1814-1891). While cataloguing the Farm St Church...

Mary Allen
Aug 16, 20153 min read


St Omer to Bruges – a college on the move
Quick history of the move of St Omer to Bruges then Liege then Stonyhurst.

Mary Allen
Aug 3, 20153 min read
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