Bishops’s Registers of London and Midland District Confirmations

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London, Midlands

A (comparatively) long time ago our society produced printed publications of register transcriptions. Obviously the stocks that we hold go down over the years as items are sold. The source documents for many of these publications are now lost and so it would be very difficult to arrange a reprint, and even if we had the originals printing costs have risen and it might be uneconomic.

I’ve just completed scanning the Bishops’ Registers as they had gone out of print, and these are now available as PDFs on CD-ROM via GENfair here. Apart from keeping the information available there is an additional benefit for our customers in that we can make both publications available on a single disk at the same price that one of the printed books was sold for.

Bedlam Burial Ground Register

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Bedlam, London

This is a register of over 5,000 people buried at the Bedlam Burial Ground at Liverpool Street in the City of London in the 16th and 17th centuries.

http://www.crossrail.co.uk/sustainability/archaeology/bedlam-burial-ground-register

Thanks to the British GENES blog for bringing this to my attention.

Victorian London

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Convents, Irish, Links, London, Monasteries, useful, Victorian

Thanks to Sylvia for pointing out these useful links on the GenDocs site:

Victorian London Catholic Churches

Convents and Monasteries

The Irish in Victorian London 1840-1860

Catholic History Walks in London

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London, Walks

Wednesday 10 September 2014
Meet 6.30pm (after 5.30pm Mass) on the steps of Westminster Cathedral. Walk to Westminster Abbey and Houses of Parliament.

Wednesday 1 October 2014
Meet 6.30pm (after 5.30pm Mass) on the steps of Westminster Cathedral. Walk down to the river and the south bank.

Saturday 18th October 2014
The “Two Cathedrals” Procession of the Blessed Sacrament through London. Starts 1.00pm for 1.30pm departure from WESTMINSTER CATHEDRAL, and finishes with Benediction at St Georges Cathedral, Southwark. COME AND WITNESS TO THE FAITH IN LONDON. The procession crosses the Thames at Lambeth Bridge, making a splendid sight with Parliament in the background – come and be part of it all!

Wednesday 22 October 2014
Meet 3.00pm by the door of St Georges Cathedral, Southwark. (Nearest tube: Lambeth North or Waterloo) for tour of Cathedral.

Wednesday 5 November 2014
Meet 5.30pm Precious Blood Church, O’Meara St: (Nearest tube: London Bridge) a walk to the Tower of London.

Saturday 22 November 2014
Westminster Cathedral Hall, all day from 10.00am TOWARDS ADVENT Festival, with stalls and displays from Catholic organisations from across Britain. Opening Ceremony 10.30am with Mgr Keith Newton of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham,. Admission FREE.

Thursday 27 November 2014
Meet 5.30pm at THE MONUMENT, London EC1 (Nearest tube: Monument) walk to Precious Blood Church, London Bridge for Evensong and Mass.

The Catholic History Walks will be led by Joanna Bogle. Wear comfortable shoes and suitable clothing – we’ll be walking whatever the weather.

These walks are sponsored by Continuity/Miles Jesu

London’s Oldest Catholic Churches

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churches, London, useful

London’s Oldest Catholic Churches

This blog entry from The Jacobite Intelligencer has some interesting details and photographs, well worth a look.