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Downside Abbey Archives and Library: the Benedictine Community of St Gregory the Great, Stratton on the Fosse, BATH.

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  1. All press books now have 10% off! Our Georgian Cookbook has been reduced by 20% so why not get working on some Georgian recipes? Check out our website for the full range of titles.

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  2. 31. sij

    Yet another interesting link discovered in the archives and . Graham Greene, literary figure, was a close friend of Bishop David Mathew who is buried here. Read more on our website

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  3. 30. sij

    King Charles I was executed in 1649. Here we have many volumes about the King and his death. Most of them are from our collections and date to the late 17th century.

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  4. 29. sij

    Loads of in the church for . The Sir Giles Gilbert-Scott tomb of Cardinal Gasquet, our choir stalls and St Hugh of Lincoln's swan are just a few!

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  5. 28. sij

    Today is the Feast of St Thomas Aquinas, and in the library here we have many early 16th century texts of his works. I am told he the images of him here are slightly slimmer than he may have been!

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  6. 27. sij

    We have launched our first series of lectures for 2020! Including talks on Dante, Dunkirk, St Alphege, Medieval Abbots, and archaeology at Bath Abbey. Visit our website to find out more.

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  7. 23. sij

    Some famous handwriting from the archives for . Any guesses as to the identities?!

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  8. 23. sij

    A pleasant surprise to welcome to this morning as they were checking on the 3 graves on site. Great to see the work they are doing to commemorate, and also preserve the graves of the fallen.

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  9. 22. sij

    Part of the rare book collection for . Truly lucky to have such a range of books here. Many of the volumes on these shelves date to the 16th and 17th centuries as part of our Recusant .

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  10. 21. sij

    On 3rd June 1876, Dom Laurence Vrignon went for a morning swim and tragically drowned in the Petre Pool . The Chapel of St Lawrence within the church is dedicated to his memory by his family and brethren.

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  12. 17. sij

    Interesting to hear from anyone who knows about 'looms.' One of our monks, Dom John Stutter invented the 'Stutter Loom' in the 1900's, but we know nothing about it! Another mystery!

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    16. sij
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    Was Oliver Collins a prized pigeon? A man? Was he a shooter, too? A bystander? Was his death an accident? Intentional? Self-inflicted? Had it nothing to do with the pigeons? Was it the result of alleged cheating in the match? Guess I should have gone to listen to the sermon.

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  14. 16. sij

    A curious item from the , this poster advertising a sermon on the death of the unfortunate Oliver Collins. Despite our best efforts, we can't find anything about this interesting and sad episode which took place at Malvern.

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  15. 15. sij

    Some of the on the exterior of for . An area of the church which needs more research!

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  16. 14. sij

    This volume of poems by Siegfried Sassoon was given to the monks of and seems perfect for . Sassoon converted to Catholicism at Downside and spent a lot of time here in his later life.

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  17. 9. sij

    We are working on our latest exhibition, The Bibles of Downside, due to start in early 2020. To whet your appetite here is one of the key featured volumes. Stay tuned to find out the opening date!

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    8. sij

    Public Lecture: Abbots as Historians | Downside Abbey - Thu 27 Feb 2020, 5pm, free attendance. Please share and help spread the word! ⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦

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  19. 6. sij

    Today is the Solemnity of the Epiphany, and the crib is up church. We went back into the photo archives and found some images of cribs from the 1940's and 1950's.

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  20. 20. pro 2019.

    The library and archives close today until Monday 13th January. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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