New base for the Urn
Felbrigg ForgeNotre Dame Convent. Last Mass celebrated by Fr Tony Seely seen here at the altar.
UnknownAlbum "Published by the Photographic Tourists' Association" / "Turnham Green, London W"
Cover: Gold Crest; "Notre Dame Convent / Norwich"
Title Page; Introduction page; 6 pages with a single photgraph glued in; final page missing (torn out)
Notre Dame High School, Norwich - A Classroom
Parishioner"Notre Dame High School, Norwich Kindergarten Class"
ParishionerOur Lady of Walsingham Chapel, St John's Church, Norwich
ParishionerPieta - positioned in the West end in a North alcove
ParishionerPillars and Arches of Transept, Catholic Church of St John, Norwich
[View is from south side of chancel, about half way up, looking NNW towards west side of north transept]
5 Priests plus dog, Tess, in SJB garden
Text on reverese: "With Love from Yours ever gratefully,
Anthony C Roberts [standing left] Edward McBride [standing right] Hugh Parker [seated centre] Gerard A Boltons[?] [seated, left] Frank Diamond [seated, right] Tess [dog]"
Procession to celebrate Centenary of Cathoilic Emancipation passing through SJB gardens
UnknownProvost Freeland seated at a table in St John the Baptist rectory (estimated after 1930)
Unknown3 photograph albums recording the restoration work on the Urn from Poringland.
This urn was installed in August 2016 in SJB gardens. It was a gift to the Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich, by Bishop Alan Hopes from his private garden at The White House in Poringland. It formed the central part of a garden feature which also had four cherubs representing the four seasons.
Although very badly damaged, it was carefully and skilfully restored over several years at Felbrigg Forge. The history of the urn is undocumented and the only information that we have is that it was created between 1904 and 1906 by an artistic plumber from Poringland. It was not cast, but worked from the inside out by a process called 'repoussé' using a product new to the period - High Alumina Cement. This material hardens very quickly so one can only imagine the time it must have taken to produce such a huge and intricate work.
The two animals which are represented are a European Alpine Ibex, a goat, and a Mouflon sheep with curly horns which originated in Iran and is one of the two ancestors of all modern sheep breeds. The bottom of the urn is decorated with a wide variety of flowers, fruit and foliage as well as caterpillars and insects.
Felbrigg ForgeAerial view of SJB vicinity (includes church, gardens, church hall and site)
UnknownCathedral with garden - taken as part of National Monuments Record
reverse of image: "Photograph / Hallam Ashley / Copyright / National Monuments Record / NK6393"
Cathedral House and garden - taken as part of National Monuments Record
reverse of image: "Photograph / Hallam Ashley / Copyright / National Monuments Record / NK6407"
Text on reverse: "St John's Church / Norwich / Model of proposed High Altar / 1909 / D E Dore"
UnknownView of the inside of SJB during construction. Taken from the North looking South (towards the current Chapel of Remembrance) at a position beside the Sanctuary. Work is mostly complete hence image is 1905-1910. Note that the Rood has not yet been installed (top right of image).
UnknownSJB view across garden
UnknownWinter scene. View of garden from upper floor in Cathedral House.
Ward, David RevWinter scene. View of garden from upper floor in Cathedral House.
Ward, David Rev