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BOOKS: 106527 Articles indexed 22067

AMPLEFORTH & THE WAR – 1914 Documents reprinted from the Ampleforth Journal 1915-20: lists, obituaries letters

THEOLOGY & SPIRITUALITY 800 talks & lectures from Upholland Northern Insitute 1975-88, digitised in 2013-14 from contemporary cassettes Speakers include Raymond E. Brown, Bernard Haering, Henry Wansbrough, Hugh Lavery. Liverpool Hope University, with the support of the Archdiocese of Liverpool, have digitised and catalogued the talks (MP3): nearly all are available. N E W

ARCHIVEThere is as yet no catalogue of the materials suitable for publication. The Archives of the Abbey are in principle the pivate record of the Community's life and administration, but they do include some material on Catholic and monastic history since the sixteenth century, and some records of the school since its arrival in 1803. See also the items mentioned below, left & right. Inquire by email.

FULL-TEXT ARTICLES Direct access to articles available online, from sources where the Abbey holds the copyright, or we have received permission to publish.

SERIAL TITLES This gives the title and code for every periodical title of which we have at least some issues. Few are held complete: for details ask the Library.

MUSIC OF ALAN RIDOUT Ridout, the composer, was an Oblate of the Abbey, and left us most of his manuscripts. The list given is complete, but we do not possess every item, nor some of the rights: details from the Archivist.

LATELY DEAD This list gives the names of those recently dead, whom the Abbey has included in the Community's prayers. Note that we sometimes only know the name and the fact, not even the date.

WHERE'S WHAT? Aerial view showing where buildings are, and when built

Images & Photos

ABBEY SHIELD

CALLIGRAPHY Examples of formal calligraphy by Fr Simon Trafford, who died in 2002

DIEULOUARD 1608-2008

ENGRAVINGS 1871

OLD CHURCH The first church, in use 1857-1956, by Charles Hansom; with the first Chapel & the 'Tin' church (1956-61)

PHOTOS FROM 1852 Including the Old House, Community & School

ROOTS OF AMPLEFORTH

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ABBEY LANDS
Abbot Bede Turner (Procurator 1902-36), articles in Ampleforth Journal c.1940 on the fields bought 1783-1939.

‡ AMPLEFORTH BUILDNGS To return from this page, you will need to use your Browser's BACK button or arrow.
Abbot Bede Turner also wrote a short historical account in the Journal of the buildings up to 1939. Includes notes by the architect Scott and his engineer. [PDF]

ARCHITECTURE OF THE CHURCHTo return from this page, you will need to use your Browser's BACK button or arrow. Fr Edward Corbould's account of the building, from the Ampleforth Journal of 1961. [PDF]

EARLY BURIALS To return from this page, you will need to use your Browser's BACK button or arrow. Fr Gregory Swann collected information form ealier sources about the first cemetery, where it was and who was in it. [PDF]

‡ EBC HISTORY PAPERS To return from this page, you will need to use your Browser's BACK button or arrow. The English Benedictines' annual History Symposium papers, via their site Plantata, leaving the Library site.

GENERAL CHAPTERS To return from this page, you will need to use your Browser's BACK button or arrow. List of all meetings of General Chapter since 1621. You can see that Chapter has been meeting regularly for longer than Parliament. [PDF]

LAY STAFF OBITUARIES Notes, or if available, obituary notices, of former lay Staff (Academic & Support) whose death is known to us. .

‡ MONK OBITUARIES To return from this page, you will need to use your Browser's BACK button or arrow. Find deceased monks by name. This site gives much other data about the English Benedictines. For all known dead monks of St Laurence's (nearly 500 in one list), click here.

RAINFALL AT AMPLEFORTH Records of rainfall were kept for much of the twentieth century, and we have recently resumed (in an amateur way) to help, perhaps, future engineers looking at the stability of our site.

‡ ROMAN DOCUMENTS To return from this page, you will need to use your Browser's BACK button or arrow. Between 1619 and 1900 Rome intervened in EBC affairs several times. The documents not only illuminate the story of the monasteries, but also show how Rome can provide a unique service of patience, understanding and support.

STUDENTS BEFORE 1900 The Student lists before 1865 are derived literally from contemporary memories. After that there is some written record, but it is not likely to be much fuller or more reliable.

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