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Thursday, 22 September 2011

Lisbonian July 2011 Magazine

Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Brentwood Diocesan Historical Society


Brentwood Diocesan Historical Society
Essex Recusant Society

SATURDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2010

AT THE GRANGE, 93 QUEENS ROAD, BRENTWOOD

2.30 PM

The guest speaker will be Dr Simon Johnson speaking on 'Covert Operations': the life and labours of John Shepherd, 1705 - 1761

Light refreshments will be served at the end of the meeting. 

Sunday, 31 October 2010

Camp 186: The Lost Town of Berechurch



A new book, written by Ken Free and entitled Camp 186: The Lost Town of Berechurch has just been published by Amberley Publishing (click here to buy).

It tells the story of the Prisoner of War camp in Colchester during the Second World War which, among other things, housed a Catholic seminary for captured students for the priesthood who had been serving in the German army. Monsignor Davis of Oscott visited the camp to lecture to the seminarians.

There is a chapter devoted to the seminary and to the links with the local Catholic community in Colchester.