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Draft letter believed to be from Bishop Leo Parker to the SJ Provincial [Terence Corrigan?].
Having to make a submission on Diocesan properties to the Charity Commission before the end of March to meet the needs of the new Charities Act. No records of what the Society hold. Caister Chapel and cemetery seem to be leasehold and not freehold. Also who are the owners of St Mary's parochial school? Need information from the Society by return. The Diocesan solicitors are Witham, Weld and Co of 11 Ashby Place.

The school might use the parish room as an extra classroom. Bishop acknowledges that in hoping to achieve a transferred school at St Edmunds to replace St Mary's not enough thought is being given to the needs of the parish. Could be resolved with a little goodwill on both sides?

Image - caption: "The Bishop of East Anglia, the Rt Rev Peter Smith, cuts first sod of new Catholic primary school to be built at Gorleston."
The £1 million development of a new school to replace St Mary's School starts with the Bishop lifting the first sod from the ground. Head teacher, Peter Cleary, and the chairman of board of governors, John Holmes, observe with contractors. Albion Road site future uncertain as permission to develop it has been refused.
Manuscript annotation: Speech bubble from Bishop "Right! That's the last we'll see of Alan. Now where do you want the time capsule buried?"

Pg1 - Table - Distribution of School population - number on roll 9th January 1946
Pg2 - Population - discussion regarding Gorleston, Southtown and Cobholm, Yarmouth
Pg3/4 - Table - County Schools - Existing Grant-Aided Primary and Secondary schools
Pg5-11 - Further details of Proposed Alterations to School Premises
Pg12-14 - Table - Proposed new Primary and secondary schools to be maintained by the Authority / Discussion
Pg15/16 - Section II Boarding Arrangements ; Section III - nil ; Section IV - provision for children with special needs
Pg16 - Section V - Transport
Pg 16 - Section VI - Playing fields - other than those attached to schools
Pg17 - Section VII - Programme of Capital Expenditure (1947 - 1958)

Site Plan

Site Plan; table with analysis of floor space.

Site Plan; table with analysis of floor space. Revision shows an increase in overall floor space by 174 sq ft. (increase in teaching space & circulation)

Plan showing site in relation to nearby roads (Bridge Road / Lowestoft Road). Farm sheds to be demolished.

Building elevations - South, East, West, North. With outline description of materials for floors & roofs; outside walls; opening lights.

Sectional views through school buildings

Western elevation over detailed plan view.
Manuscript annotations in red:
"Suggested door in one or other of these positions - for access to stage & green room facility" [wall of: Games Store / Boot Cleaning / Girls Change]
"Approval"
"Suggested screen here" [across entrance hall / dining area]

Western elevation over detailed plan view.
Manuscript annotations: "Revision embodying Bishop suggestions 7B"

Western elevation over detailed plan view. New note: Building designed on 'Brockhouse' system of structure (As adopted by C.L.A.S.P.)

Fr Dennis, on leaving as Parish priest at St Mary's, has to resign from two posts: Foundation Manager at St Mary's RC Voluntary Aided Primary School and Foundation Governor of St Edmund's RC Voluntary Aided Secondary School.

Fr Reid offers an rationale as to why he was absent at the Finance meeting and having not provided an explanation at the time. He does not wish to be ungracious. Too much on: parish work, Province work, Ecumenical meetings (2-3 per week in Yarmouth!), 4 Mass centres, 3 schools, Parish administration and demands of the Order. So he missed recording the meeting's date. Sounds feeble but his health dictates somewhat - as an ME sufferer, and the diet is Lenten all the time. Also the departure of Denis Condon from here and subsequently from religious life and the exercise of priesthood - told Fr James at the time.

Planned to commission 15 lay ministers on Sunday November 3 [1991]. Unaware of the chain of command which needed to be informed - Bishop - VG - Dean (Fr Tom Murray). The course finishes the day before at Clare Priory. Thanks for AP forms signed for Josephine Bales; in role from end of October. Has identified two recently retired ladies as potential Auditors for the Tribunal. Tomorrow will be interviewing for the Head's post at St Mary's Junior School - 4 good applicants.

Encloses a letter from Mr Jewson MP - written in response to the Parents Association, not very satisfactory, but no more than expected since Catholics are few in number. Petrol ration at 2 gallons a month is half of requested amount. Fr Wilfred Jolley, a T.B. case, is here and can do a little visiting and help in the church. He has faculties for Richmond, Yorks, would the Bishop grant faculties? School requires additional accommodation for a hall and two rooms for domestic science and manual work - 200 sq feet in total. 170 on roll but only 50 are Catholics.

All maps showing Yarmouth through to Gorleston, orientation due North, key for symbols on each.
Map A - Primary Schools / Existing Infants' departments
Map B - Primary Schools / Proposed Infants' departments
Map C - Primary Schools / Existing Junior departments
Map D - Primary Schools / Proposed Junior departments
Map E - Existing Secondary Schools and Senior departments of Primary Schools
Map F - Secondary Schools / Proposed departments
Map G - Proposed Nursery Class Units to be attached to Infants' Schools
Map H - Playing Fields not attached to schools
Map J - Distribution of Population 1939
Map K - Ultimate distribution of population