Willow Lane altar servers group
manuscript inscription of reverse of image "St John Church / Norwich / Tryptych of Proposed High Altar / 1909 / JE Dore"
[JE Dore worked closely with his father Thomas Dore who was the Clerk of Works during the building of St John's]
Travelling Mission Mass ready for use from the back of the Land Rover, in a field.
Reverse: "Fr Mac2's Second Pre Vat II Portable Altar, In this photo it is on the tail-board of my mission land-rover at a pony club camp near Woodbridge in early 1960s.
This altar did not have a folding table - it was in a stout wooden case the hinged lid of the case opened to form the reredos complete opening altar cards & screw on crucifix & candles. When this had been lifted into place the next layer was unfolded to form the altar top - under which were stowed the altar requisites.
The whole thing was placed on any convenient table or sideboard.
Altar No. 2"
"The Altar", St John's Catholic Church, Norwich
on reverse: message from Annie to Nellie of Finchley. Halfpenny stamp affixed
[This appears to be the temporary altar set up at the top of the nave before the chancel and tower had been finished]
Image of Statue (St Joseph), small altar, candles. Inside SJC RC Church, Norwich
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St John the Baptist, Nave looking East towards the altar from gallery
"Spring: Interior of the present St John the Baptist's."
centre: High Altar (6 candlesticks, tabernacle, vases of flowers, crucifix)
left background: Altar of Blessed Blood Chapel (4 candlesticks, crucifix, altar cloth)
left: chandelier
foreground: green carpet
High level view of High Altar from scaffolding - Blessed Sacrament Chapel in background.
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Postcard image: Nave towards the altar; East end of Church still under construction, hence screened off.
reverse:
Addressee: "Miss Seely, The Convent, Cherwell Edge, South Park Rd, Oxford"
Stamped "No[rwich] NO 25 08" [25th November 1908]
Message: "Deart A, its a fortnight ago since we heard from you what is the matter? We shall be very pelased to hear all is well do you remember this pricture. Love from All. M."
Monochrome photograph.
View of the SJB Sanctuary - altar, flowers in vases, pews, communion wall with gates, wooden panels between pillars
View towards High Altar at St John the Baptist, Norwich. Taken before the tower had been completed - note wooden arched ceiling over altar.
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Image of High Altar at St John the Baptist.
Reverse side text" High Altar about 1970. Taken by Jack Roberts"
Text on reverse: "St John's Church / Norwich / Model of proposed High Altar / 1909 / D E Dore"
UnknownMrs Dora Cowton writes. Have received the photographs and will add them to the Travelling Mission notes already held. Provides dimensions for the altar with a description. Fr Fears cannot explain how the altar came to be in Brandon. The previous priest Fr Ivan Rudkin has died; Fr Antony Philpot was PP at Bury St Edmunds and served Brandon, which was also served from Newmarket where Fr Peter Leeming was one of the priests - should she write to them?
RCDEA ArchivesMrs Dora Cowton writes. Probably not altar #3 - describes what is held in the Archives. There are not two altars but one altar and a stand. Will take a photograph.
RCDEA Archives
Left to right: The then curate Revd. Erik West Lindell, Fr James Walsh (Dean SJB), Revd. Melanie Hider,
Richard Fincham (Lay Reader) (Churchwarden), Paulette Yallop (Lay Reader).
Photo taken, following the service, in front of the High altar at St Mark's Lakenham on the 10th Anniversary of the RCs using the church for Mass.
Having spoken to Ormesby of Scarisbrick they confirm a 4ft corpus on a 7ft cross.
Is reading about the details in consecration of an altar; will return the book next Tuesday.
Jane [no address or surname provided], as a member of the Architecture Committee of the East Anglia Liturgical Commission, has to comment in that role without favour to the parish. Julian Limentani agrees with these comments: the proposed new Altar front must be simple (bare or only a cross), no icons. Parish pastoral committee should be consulted.
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Internal view of Church - altar, pews, lectern, etc.
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