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              GB ARCHON 2913 PA28-03-01-3 · Item · 12 February 1968
              Part of Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish, King's Lynn

              History of the Guild's connection with the Red Mount Chapel - Leo XIII in blessing the Guild directed that the shrine of Walsingham be at the nearest catholic church - King's Lynn. The previous Master, Fr Fletcher, used the chapel as a rallying point for pilgrimages - and for those opposing Bishop Parker. 1951 Mgr Goulding transferred the pilgrimage back to Walsingham - the controversy is now buried after all these years. But, Red Mount Chapel was included in a number of the Guild's pilgrimages.

              Goulder, Laurance Rev (-1969)
              Jesuits Return to Norwich
              GB ARCHON 2913 DEA-01-09-02-3 · Item · c. 18 August 1979
              Part of Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (RCDEA)

              pg 1: Jesuits return to Norwich: UEA Chaplaincy, Parish Priest at Holy Apostles, West Earlham
              pg 2: Jesuits (or Society of Jesus) [short history]; Jesuits in Norwich [short history]
              pg 3: biographies: Fr Christopher Dyckhoff SJ and Fr Bernard Taylor SJ

              Manley, Robert Rev (-1983)
              GB ARCHON 2913 WSHR-01-07-89-4 · Part · August 1982
              Part of Walsingham Shrine

              "A BACKGROUND HISTORY OF THE PROPERTIES ON OFFER
              The opportunity to secure property in the medieval centre of Walsingham ('Little Walsingham' on O.S. maps) described in these particulars is one which has probably not been available on this scale for generations. Most of the property on offer is in itself of medieval origin, the major portion having been part of 'The Falcon', one of the score or so pilgrim hostelries which in the Middle Ages accommodated some twenty kings and queens and countless thousands of their subjects who came to the world famous shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham (1061 A.D.) until 1538.

              Once again a world-renowned place of pilgrimage, it is estimated that Walsingham attracts half a million pilgrims and others each year. Among those who lodged in 'The Falcon', tradition has it that Erasmus, world-known Dutch scholar, came in 1511 and 1514. And Walsingham owes to him the story of much of its comings and goings.

              Today, part of the front of The Falcon' is the house of the Marist Fathers. Alongside stands Walsingham's 'Old Bakehouse', now a restaurant, embodying at least in part, the southern section of the front. Behind these buildings stand various properties which appear to have formed the hostelry's south wing, of considerable length. Parts of this form Lots 3 and 4.

              Adjoining Lot 4 and with its East front facing what was probably 'The Falcon's' spacious courtyard, around three sides of which the hostelry was built, is 'The Cottage' (Lot 5). Now a thoroughly modernised home it seems clear from the thickness of its wall and a remaining stone-framed window (N.B. This calls for expert verification) that this formed the rear portion of 'The Falcon'. West of "The Cottage' is its attractive old-world garden of manageable size.

              North of the 'courtyard' runs "Almonry Lane", which connects the High Street with all these properties and at one time linked them with the public road, "Coker's Hill". The lane's name reveals its purpose, a way for the poor living west of the village to seek alms from the Augustinian Priory which with other religious houses of its day were the sole source of relief for the poverty-stricken,

              The old barn at the west end of the lane was probably also Falcon property and has been converted into an attractive modernised Youth Hostel (Lot 2). It has proved for several years one of the most popular of the many hostels affiliated to the YHA (Easter Region). Its adjoining well equipped kitchen was a cart shed and later a stable. Because of its unusual charm, many of the 2,000 and over hostellers who have used it annually for over twelve years will greatly regret its transfer to the Friday Market Place.

              In 'Station Road', leading out of the Friday Market are the adjoining sites of two demolished cottages (Lot 1) named by some wag 'the secret garden' which back on to the site of the former workhouse, a disgrace to humanity and which like the cottages was in use the first half of this century. The cottage sites are near to a driveway to 'The Cottage' (Lot 5). By its gateway, is the site of the 'cock fighting pit' used against the law' within local memory.

              Fisher, Claude MBE KSG (-1985)
              GB ARCHON 2913 WSHR-06-03-6 · Item · 1986-
              Part of Walsingham Shrine
              1. A4, 1 page, photocopy, undated, unknown origin, "Shrines of Our Lady" - sketch map of England and Wales identifying and locating shrines.
              2. A4, 5 pages, [original] typescript, Author Grace E Jelf, 1986 - "The Story of Walsingham according to Pynson's Ballad (dated 1465)" pages 3, 4 & 5 signed by author.
              3. A4, 5 pages, [printed] copy, Author Grace E Jelf, 1986 - "The Story of Walsingham according to Pynson's Ballad (dated 1465)"
              4. A4, 1 page, undated, "The Shrine of 'Our Lady at the Oak'" (Costessey)
              5. A5, 1 page; 2 sides; undated; printed; "Walsingham" - side 1 - history of Walsingham; side 2 - Slipper Chapel history.
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              GB ARCHON 2913 PA28-07-04-18 · Item · December 1992 - May 1996
              Part of Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish, King's Lynn

              A serialised history written by Stan Tucker. Each episode has been abstracted from the relevant edition of the Parish Magazine and retained separately. The Front page of the relevant Magazine has been retained (for context).
              Part 1 Introduction; 3 sides
              Part 2 Introduction - Church Government, The Paton family; 3 sides
              Part 3 The Pastons and Appleton Hall (continued); 4 sides
              Part 3[sic] [4] The Norfolk Mission; 5 sides
              Part 4[sic] [5] The Norfolk Mission, King's Lynn; 5 pages
              Part 5[sic] [6] King's Lynn (continued); 4 sides
              Part 6[sic] [7] King's Lynn (continued); 5 sides
              Part 6[sic] [8] King's Lynn (continued); 5 sides [From this episode Mr Tucker wrote from Whitstable]
              Part 7[sic] [9] King's Lynn (continued); 5 sides
              Part 8[sic] [10] King's Lynn (continued); 5 sides
              Part 9[sic] [11] King's Lynn (continued); 5 sides
              Part 10[sic] [12] father George Wrigglesworth; 5 sides
              Part 11[sic] [13] King's Lynn (continued), The School, The Church; 5 sides
              Part 12[sic] [14] King's Lynn (continued); 6 sides

              Tucker, Stan
              GB ARCHON 2913 WSHR-06-03-5 · Item · 1994-2-2
              Part of Walsingham Shrine

              A paper the purpose of which "is to draw attention to and to reflect on the significance of Walsingham, the National Shrine of Our Lady in our land..."
              Provides a history from 1894 to the centenary in 1994. Subsequent headings:
              The Pope honours Our Lady of Walsingham
              Brief History
              Why Nazareth in England?
              Entrusting our country anew to Our Lady of Walsingham

              Tutto, George Rev
              GB ARCHON 2913 NTM-01-02-1 · Item · Summer 2006
              Part of Northampton Diocesan Travelling Mission - Fr McCormick

              Manuscript annotation: "Written by Michael Hazell in Summer 2006"
              Text:

              Fr. Bob McCormick and the Northampton Diocese Travelling Mission

              Canon Anthony Hulme had begun the work of providing an occasional Mass in the more remote parts of the seven counties of the Diocese at the end of the '40s. He worked from a base in Burnham Beeches called 'Fox Den'. For a short time he had the assistance of Fr. Robert Manley who worked from his father's home in Ipswich. 

              Fr. Bob McCormick joined the Travelling Mission early in 1959. Bishop Leo Parker gave Fr. Bob a fortnight to make up his mind whether to accept the job or not. He said he hoped his answer would be "Yes", but that if he felt Bob would go 'off the rails' on this kind of work then he hoped he would tell him so. After a year Canon Hulme was appointed to Bedford and Bob then worked the Travelling Mission on his own from 1960 until it was closed in 1975 shortly before the division of the Diocese and the establishment of a new Diocese of East Anglia in June 1976. 

              Before the great influx into the Diocese of people from London and Birmingham, much of East Anglia was rural, parishes were relatively few and many small towns did not have their own Catholic church, and were frequently a distance from the nearest Mass on Sundays. The Mission work was aimed at making some provision for the Catholics who lived in remote villages and towns, and was done in consultation and cooperation with the local parish priests. 

              The work revolved round a rota of 'quarterly Mass centres'. These were villages or towns in which Bob offered Mass each quarter and gave the local Catholics the opportunity to have their babies baptised and provided instruction for the children. Each Sunday he offered Mass in two, and very often three, such centres. He was only able to go to each of the centres once every three months because of the large extent of the Diocese and the number of centres he established. 

              There were some people, (very often living on the doorsteps of their own parish churches,) who questioned the usefulness of having Mass on such an infrequent basis. Bob's answer to this was that it is always beneficial to get the local Catholics together for Mass in their own villages or towns because the quarterly Mass provided an opportunity for the people to talk to a priest. It gave them a realisation that the Church was trying to provide them with the means to be the visible church in their localities, get to know each other as members of the same Church and community. 

              Bob used to spend a few days in each place he was to say Mass, staying with a local family. It often intrigued him that he was likely to receive more spontaneous hospitality from those who were not Catholic. He suspected that some Catholics thought a priest lives off a 'golden platter’ and so were somewhat apprehensive about offering hospitality in case they might not come up to standard. Non-Catholics on the other hand were more likely to look upon the priest as just another human being in need of bed and board. But he always maintained that once he was known in a district there was never any shortage of offers of hospitality. 

              In the first years of his missionary activity, Bob used a great variety of places in which to offer the quarterly Masses. These included village halls, British Legion halls, public house rooms, private sitting rooms, stately homes, theatres, a boxing ring, and the open air. Later in quite a few places he was able to use the local Church of England churches. He would book each of these venues for two hours, allowing himself half an hour to get them ready – putting out chairs and kneelers, setting the large tape-recorder to play "holy music' until the Mass began, finding a suitable spot to display the large carved statue of Our Lady, giving out Mass leaflets, and finally giving the whole place a good whiff of Prinknash incense to smother any noxious odours leftover from the previous night's riotous sessions in village halls and pubs. He would then hear confessions for half an hour before the Mass which lasted half an hour, and was followed by the same period of time given over to packing up before moving on to the next centre. This, repeated three times each Sunday, made for a fair day's work. 

              Bob used a Land Rover in which to carry his kit and travel some 35,000 miles around the Diocese each year. Whilst having a remarkable thirst for fuel this proved to be the best vehicle for the job. His kit weighed about 5 cwt, and this was carried everywhere he went, month in and month out. He used to pick people up from remote farms and cottages and bring them to Mass and take them home afterwards. The Land Rover was ideally able to stand up to this constant heavy usage without heavy repair bills. In the winter months the Land Rover came into its own because with its four-wheel-drive it was able to keep going when most other vehicles had stopped. He often felt that he did more good with the Land Rover pulling cars out of snowdrifts during the bad winter months than by several years of preaching! 

              When Bob went to an area for the first time he would usually have a few addresses of known Catholics. Some of these would be supplied by the parish priest of the district, some by the Bishop who would pass on letters he had received from people in the area who had written to him about the difficulties they had in getting to Mass. He would then call at these addresses and often get more leads about other Catholics living in the area. The local vicar would sometimes be able to provide a name or two, as would the local shopkeeper. In these and other ways he was able to build up a comprehensive register of local Catholics. 

              Cynical clerical colleagues would often wonder what he did during the week. He would remind them that four days were spent in the village areas where he had Mass centres finding and visiting the people, arranging instructions for the children, and smoothing out arrangements for the coming Masses. On the weekdays when he was in the villages he would have a morning Mass in the houses where he stayed. Two separate half days were spent travelling to and from the work areas. The other two days were spent at his headquarters in Burnham Beeches writing letters and Mass notices, and preparing the next edition of 'Travelling Mission News'. He would always have at least 75 outgoing mail items each week. 

              Over the years there was a slow development in the Mass centres. Each year he would hand over about four of his quarterly centres to the parishes so that they could be more regularly served from there. He was then able to include another centre from his waiting list, and begin the process over again. The average attendance at these Mission Masses was 34. Over half of these went to confession and received Holy Communion. About a third of those who attended would have managed to get to Mass elsewhere on a regular basis when the Travelling Mission was not in town, but the rest were unable to go to Mass in these circumstances.

              Canon Hulme also had a trailer caravan chapel which was almost unroadworthy when Bob took over the TM. Bob was very excited when a newspaper gave him to understand that they would through their columns fund a project for a custom-built articulated mobile church. When they soon forgot this idea he resorted to making a mobile chapel himself out of an old Leyland Lion single deck bus. This had a permanent altar, stained glass windows, organ, Stations of the Cross, a large collapsible canvas porch and a large painting of Our Lady and Child in the indicator board on the front of the bus. Each year he tried to get the services of a priest from one of the Religious Orders to give a week's 'Mission' in one or two of the villages where Bob had his quarterly Mass. The Mission was given in the mobile chapel which Bob parked in the village for the week. He also took his chapel to the country agricultural shows each year, and usually got a good attendance at the daily Mass as well as a great number of interested folks on board during these shows. 

              In February 1961 Bob decided to produce 'Travelling Mission News', a quarterly news-sheet, price 2d. In this he would give the programme of Masses for the coming 
              quarter and include other items of interest about postal instructions for children etc. 

              This was the programme of Masses for the first edition: 

              Sun. 12 Feb: Mildenhall, Suffolk  8.30am 
              Fordham, Cambs  10.00
              Burwell, Cambs 11.30
              Sun. 19 Feb: Wickham Market, Suffolk  9.00
              Saxmundham, Suffolk 11.00
              Sun. 26 Feb: Woolpit, Suffolk  9.00
              Bildeston, Suffolk 11.00
              Sun. 5 Mar: Upwell, Norfolk  9.00
              Eye, Northants 5.00pm
              12 Mar: West Walton, Norfolk  9.00
              Barnack, Northants 5.00pm
              19 Mar: Eye, Suffolk  9.00
              Long Stratton, Norfolk 11.00
              26 Mar: Irthlingborough, Northants 9.00
              Sun, 2 Apr: Welford, Northants  9.00
              Lamport, Northants 11.00
              9 Apr: Boxford, Suffolk 9.00
              16 Apr: Aston Clinton, Bucks  9.00
              Cheddington, Bucks 5.00pm
              23 Apr: Holt, Norfolk  9.00
              Blakeney, Norfolk 10.30
              Sun. 7 May: Histon, Cambs  9.00
              Caldecote, Cambs 11.00
              Haslingfield, Cambs  5.00pm
              (This list includes only those centres which had quarterly Masses. More Masses were said on some Sundays, but not on a quarterly basis). 

              Subsequent newsletters would relate the story of other centres where Mass would be said, including a number which were destined to become regular Mass centres in the parishes. Amongst these were Barton-le-Clay, where 70 were present for the first Mass on 29 January 1961, Trimley-St. Mary in Suffolk, Yaxley in Norfolk, Mildenhall, Suffolk, Holt, Norfolk, Blakeney, Norfolk, Long Crendon, Bucks, Woolpit, Suffolk. 

              Fr. Bob's Travelling Mission Report for 1961 described how 3 Masses had been offered on 19 Sundays of the year. In total 3341 people had attended the 110 Masses. 7 new quarterly centres were opened, 4 existing centres were handed over to parishes for weekly Mass, 300 children were provided with postal instructions by Our Lady's Catechists. Illustrated slide talks on the work and needs of the TM were given at Bury St. Edmunds, Princes Risborough, Ipswich, Cambridge, King's Lynn. The mobile chapel (“The Mobile Busilica') had attended the Suffolk County Agricultural Show at Ipswich and the National Caravan Rally at Woburn Park - where 180 caravaners came to Mass in a large marquee provided by the Caravan Club and arrangements for the Mass were organised by the club entertainment officer! 

              Statistics for 1964 revealed that 5,820 people had attended the Mission Masses and that a total of £398.12.8d was donated to the TM through the collection allowed by the Bishop on Home Mission Sunday. 

              On 15 July in that year Fr. Bob was delighted to receive the Apostolic Delegate, Most Reverend Igino Cardinale, at the TM headquarters at Fox Den in Bucks.

              Later that year the TM Land Rover proved itself on Christmas Day in combating the hazards of heavy snow and ice in the roads of the Fen districts of Upwell, Newton and Sutton St. Edmunds. The mobile crib which was used on a trailer from the beginning of Advent until the New Year came to an untimely end when the figures broke up through the vibration of trailer wheels on the roads. Fr. Bob was a man of many gifts, and he repaired all the figures and presented them to the new parish of Dogsthorpe which was in process of formation in Peterborough. He replaced them with figures made of unbreakable material, and the three open sides of the crib were fitted with clear perspex sheets so that the illuminated crib could be left on the trailer overnight in all weathers.

              Other centres which were to be opened and supplied with a regular Mass by the TM were: 

              SUFFOLK: Framlingham, Acton, Bures, Debenham, Dalham, Glemsford, Ixworth, Long Melford, Monks Eleigh, Newbourne, Orford, Rickinghall, Stradbroke, Wickhambrook. 

              NORTHANTS: Bozeat, Braunston, Finedon, Hackleton 

              BEDFORDSHIRE: Bromham, Harlington, Hockliffe, Houghton Regis, Totternhoe. 

              BUCKS: Stewkley, Stoke Goldington, Waddesdon. 

              CAMBS: Bottisham, Burwell, Cottenham, Impington, Soham, Thorney, 

              NORFOLK: Attleborough, Bracon Ash, Brundall, Burnham Market, Holt, Long Stratton, Reepham. 

              LINCOLNSHIRE: Sutton St. Edmunds.

              In August 1975 Bishop Charles Grant of Northampton closed down the Travelling Mission. He informed Fr. McCormick he had reluctantly decided to do this in view of the pending division of the Diocese in June 1976 and the setting up of the new Diocese of East Anglia with a new Bishop, Alan Clark. The news was met by great sadness in all the Travelling Mission Centres as well as by the Missioner. He had worked tirelessly for 17 years in this specialist work, and became parish priest of Diss. 

              Hazell, Michael Rev (1933-2021)
              GB ARCHON 2913 PA01-d-15 · Item · 21-12-2018
              Part of St John the Baptist Parish, Norwich

              A series of recollections relating to the Church of Christ the King in Hall Road, Norwich. Spanning from 1960s to Church closure in 2001. Mention of Church arrangements (no water / separation screen / etc.) and those who serviced it, the congregation, and the priests who attended (Fr Seely, Fr Guilhall, Fr White, etc.). Reference to masses in Mulbarton and Long Stratton in 1970s. Canon McBride's removal of various artifacts.

              Crosskill, Mark Mr
              GB ARCHON 2913 PA01-d-16 · Item · 25-11-2018
              Part of St John the Baptist Parish, Norwich

              Recollections relating to the Church of Christ the King in Hall Road, Norwich. From 1958 to Church closure in 2001. Boulton & Paul erected the church in 1930s. Church arrangements (storage of vestments / heating (poor) / water cutoff (bill not paid) / etc.) and those who serviced it (Miss Miller, Mrs Mary Dimelow, Mr & Mrs Devaney, etc.) , and the priests who attended (Fr Hacker, Fr Drury, Fr White). Church fetes in the area. Christmas decorations. Cost to refurbish about £75,000 plus need to deal with asbestos. Fr Walsh took the remaining items from the Church after the lass Mass there, including the altar relic.

              Brown, Norma
              Red Mount Chapel [history]
              GB ARCHON 2913 PA28-03-01-2 · Item · undated
              Part of Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish, King's Lynn

              Text:
              RED MOUNT CHAPEL
              The following entries in the Town Books are the only written evidence about the building of the Chapel.

              April 1480 "Commandment now gefn to William Yates on(e) of Chamberlyns to warn Robert Curraunt that shall build no Chapel upon the Commons grounde without agreament of the Meyer and the Commons."

              April 1483 "It is agreed that the Meyer cherchegreves William Nicholasson and John Burbage shall comon with the prior of Lynne for the grounde of the Hylle called the Lady of the Mount for the wele of the Commons."

              January 1484 "It is agreed by alle the hous that Robert Curraunce shall have licence to bilde a chapell upon the mount called the Lady Hylle wt such grounde as shall be lefull nothyng noyying the Comons of their necessaries and on the condicon that the said Robert shall fynde suerte on to the Town as the councell Mr. Fyncham and Henry Spylman will advyse."

              It has been customary on this evidence to regard the whole chapel as being of one date but Mr. Donovan Purcell, the architect in charge of the restoration, has found evidence to suggest that the stone cruciform upper chapel is a later addition, presumably in the late fifteenth century.

              After the reformation the building was altered to hold a water storage tank. There are references to the removal of loads of stone and brick.

              During the Civil War it was used to store ammunition; it was later a "pest house" for plague victims and, until the time of its repair in 1828-9 a stable. At that time a few people in the town were made aware of the importance of the building and at the instigation of the Revd. Edward Edwards it was restored by the Corporation. Edwards' drawing of the building at that time can be seen in King's Lynn Museum.

              The Chapel is a masterpiece of 15th century architecture: three small stone chambers, of which the middle one is apparently a vestry, the upper and lower ones chapels, are enclosed within a shell of very fine brickwork. In the thickness of the walls are two stone staircases, one going direct from the north entrance to the first floor, the other presumably for the worshippers, direct to the upper and lower chapels from the wider Western door which is at first floor level but avoids the vestry. The roof of the upper chapel is of finely carved fan tracery in the style of King's College Chapel, Cambridge.

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