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Account at Leiston Church
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-a-01-12-1 · Part · 26-6-1920
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

Account showing list of parish donors to buy the land; the hut (The Bishop); to build & equip. ; amount owing to the builder; extra costs for laying on utilities and equipment, fixing roof and installing fencing.
Debt owed £180

Parishioner
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-a-01-4 · Item · 23-2-1920
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

Bishop Keating considers 20ft x 68 ft hut is adequate, and a bargain at £90. He will give the money to the Mission provided:

  1. site is free of restrictions,
  2. Fr Delaney approves and supports this
  3. Congregation guarantee to obtain the funds for everything else - removal, re-erection, fittings and furnishings.
    Their zeal and generosity gave the Bishop great satisfaction.
Keating, William Frederick Rev (1859-1928)
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-a-01-13 · Item · 3-7-1920
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

Canon Tonks has been instructed by the Board of Finance that in the light of the Bishop having already been generous towards Leiston, they cannot advise him to cover the £180 debt. Suggests Leiston congregation try to meet it themselves and if not possible then ask the Finance Board for a Loan.

Tonks, Joseph Rev (1863-1943)
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-01-02-8 · Item · 17 April 1977
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

Para 1 - Last visitation Autumn 1993; present visitation 17-4-1997.
Para 2 - PP is Fr Heath
Para 3 - short review of status of both churches
Para 4 - Registers up-to-date
Para 5 - Summary of parish and parish organisations.
Para 6 - Fr Heath & ecumenism
Para 7 - Fr Heath outline of recent activities
Summary: "A good man in his own rather quiet way... solid work in this parish which is well suited to his particular gifts"

Walsh, James Rev
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-01-01-120 · Item · c. 7 April 1998
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

Fr Back has been in hospital for 3 days with pancreatitis. Description of his condition and stay in hospital. Sees in his diary that he has been out to 40 meals since just before Christmas! Situation report about the Parish: re-heating done; repair programme for presbytery (no longer up for sale); site at Leiston; more children at liturgy; 2 receptions for Eater; assemblies at school; contacting B&Bs and hotels; expects to be chaplain to the Mayor; coach booked for Chrism Mass. Forward look to exchange with priest in London; Verona for a week; first Communions and then Aldeburgh Festival.

Back, Christopher G E Rev (-2014)
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-01-04-21 · Item · 13-9-1924
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

£400 due at end of month. Has asked Mr Reade to send bill to Canon Tonks. Arrangements for payment may involve a post-dated cheque as Fr Davidson wishes to see this small builder paid early. [Bishop manuscript annotation: "Do with this (Canon Tonks) as you see fit, i.e. send cheque at once or wait till Davidson's return"]. Fr Davidson will try to raise more money in Spain with help of the Spanish lady here. Lost the Bishop's questions regarding Religious Instruction - but says there are 14[13?] in Aldeburgh and 12 in Leiston who attend Catechism; he does extra help for individual cases. [Bishop manuscript annotation: [?] another copy [?][?]full up!]. Parnell trouble: with the Bishop's support Fr Davidson will have the strength to deal with her (described as a bully and ultimately a coward) and be friendly but not discuss parish business. A Real hope for the Church by December.

Davidson, Charles Madgwick Rev DD BA
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-01-01-23 · Item · 22 March 1925
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

Apologises for being spiritually misbehaving with discontent and goes on to say ".. I am determined to act as though I was remaining here forever and leave the future in the hands of obedience." Mrs Battams will be writing to request a loan for the Leiston Church Building Fund and is likely to lodge securities for it. Fr Davidson says he will work hard to pay the debt off as rapidly as he did for the Aldeburgh loan.
Manuscript annotation: " Sorry. No money to lend or grant! Mch 25/25."

Davidson, Charles Madgwick Rev DD BA
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-01-04-39 · Item · 18-10-1928
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

Sketch of door which would make a big difference - remove the need to get into the garden or church by the kitchen. Details enclosed [not present] of a plot in Leiston. Mr Crush's report [not present] on damp in the Tower exonerate builder and architect. £200 from the sale of land would help Fr Davidson to recover a little and concentrate on one debt to the Diocese.
Manuscript annotation: "Send letter of Encouragement. Leave [?] to put in the door. Get Young, architect, to go on with Tower work as soon as possible before hard frosts come."

Davidson, Charles Madgwick Rev DD BA
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-01-04-7 · Item · c. November 1920
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

A draft notice. Note at top: “This is interesting was typed for the congregation to read.”

Aldeburgh. A presbytery has been purchased, and repairs executed, amounting in all to £900. The presbytery has been fitted up & furnished. A temporary Oratory has been fitted up & furnished. A site consisting of 6 plots of land has been purchased freehold.
A sum of £100 for the building of a Church at Aldeburgh has been found [annotation in a different hand: ”by Bp Keating!”].
A Catholic architect has been engaged, & I hope to begin the building of the Church early in 1921, to be completed & opened on the Feast of the S. Heart 1921.
A little over a year ago the Bishop wrote me concerning the approaching departure of the French Community, & whilst allowing me a little while to see what I could do to save the two missions of Aldeburgh & Leiston, which I had founded, told me that the Diocese could do nothing to help me.
In this time at Leiston a freehold site has been purchased. A Church has been erected & finished, Lighting installations have been paid for. Ornaments, Sacred vessels & Vestments have been secured. A motor cycle has been purchased by means of which I have been able to hold regular services at Leiston & visit my large district of 20 miles radius.
Anyone can read between the lines of this short review, & doubtless one will ask how has it all been done, because apart from all this there has been the up-keep of the two missions, & personal & household expenses.
Concerning the up-keep of the two missions, this has been a difficult matter for the last year but I am to be relieved of this in the future by the perfect organisation & running of an Altar Society in each Mission.
As regards other expenses, this will also be an easier mater in the future.
With all this bright & happy outlook, there is yet a stranglehold on the mission.
It may be asked I have said, how has all this good work been accomplished. Doubtless with much personal self-sacrifice, & at most times by allowing personal & household debt to stand & accumulate in order to keep the missions afloat, & supply all necessary for the continuance of the Divine Services. That is I say now a stranglehold & I am being pressed for payment, I have been requested to try & settle all by Dec 1st 1920 & in order to do this I shall need at least £100.
I present this little review to you & appeal to you to stretch out a helping hand to me. I do not come to you before my days work, but at the close, when though tired and weary, I feel happy & thank God, that He has given me the courage and strength to face the crisis, to work for Him, His Holy Church & for you all & that he has blessed & made that work prosper.
I intend to have a flag day on Sunday Nov 28th & I trust in Divine Providence & your generous Catholic hearts that you will enable me to surmount my difficulties on Dec 1st.
Praying God to bless you & yours.
I am
Yours devotedly etc.
V.D.

Delaney, Vincent Rev
GB ARCHON 2913 PA02-01-01-43-1 · Part · 22 October 1929
Part of Our Lady and St Peter Parish, Aldeburgh

List of contents of Presbytery.
Church possesses everything necessary. Likewise Leiston.
Leiston Building Fund £183
"The house is in a good state of repair, has just been painted outside ad a new shed erected. A little distempering is needed in the pantry. Otherwise the inside is in excellent order."

Davidson, Charles Madgwick Rev DD BA