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Southend, Soberton, Sussex: Books in an early Jesuit mission-centre
This blogpost looks at Jesuit missionary activity in England in the 17th and 18th centuries, focussing on books in relation to one small Jesuit mission station at Southend Farm in Soberton, Sussex.

Lucy Vinten
Jul 217 min read


James Stanley SJ the Jesuit Printer of Roehampton
This blog post takes a closer look at Jesuit printing in Britain in the nineteenth century through looking at one of the bookplates found in the library at the British Jesuit Archives at 114 Mount Street, and the printing circumstances of two core Jesuit publications: Letters and Notices and the Provincial Calendars.

Ted Simonds
Mar 198 min read


The Mannocks of Giffords Hall: A Jesuit Mission in Books and Archives.
An exploration of the Mannock family, their house, social circle and Catholicism through the lens of archive material and rare books in the British Jesuit Archive.

Lucy Vinten
Sep 15, 202512 min read


Babington's Books
A deep dive into the history of two books which have stayed together through different collections since the 1550s

Lucy Vinten
Sep 25, 20246 min read
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