#St Michael's Burghclere

[mjalford98]

Solemn Requiem Mass at the SSPX Chapel of St Michael the Archangel in Burghclere, Hampshire, England for Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallarais on Saturday 19 October 2024. 🙏

I think a lot of newer generations of Traditional Catholics can easily fail to appreciate just how crucial a role Bishop Tissier played in establishing the traditionalist movement within the Catholic Church - dare I say that without Father & later Bishop Tissier, we would not have had the historical giant that was Archbishop Lefebvre. I did know some of the well-known stories, such as his involvement as one of the first nine seminarians who went to Abp Lefebvre during the initial upheavals in the 1960s, and of course his later consecration as a bishop, but there were also many stories of his ongoing support to the Archbishop both in the early days of the Society, and later in the lead-up to the consecrations of which I was personally unaware until after his recent untimely passing.

Thanks be to God for such a wonderful man!

[angel-princess-anna]

Downton Abbey Filming Locations

This is somewhat complete list of the DA filming locations from S1-6. Some of this information comes from the various companion books (or was later confirmed by them), and some is from the info we got via social media as they were filming it.

Hoping that the cut/read more/’Keeping Reading” works on mobile, because this is a long list! 

Appearing in multiple series:

- Highclere Castle: Downton Abbey + the courtyard, the stables, cottages exteriors (including the Bateses'), cricket pitch  - Ealing Studios in London: servants' hall, kitchen, etc.; various interiors - Bampton, Oxfordshire: Downton village exterior shots. The Grantham Arms, Duck and Dog, Mrs Patmore's B&B exterior - Church Gate House, Bampton: Crawley House (exterior) - Hall Place, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire: Crawley House (interior) - Ham House in Surrey: Crawley House (kitchen) - Bampton Library: Downton Cottage Hospital (exterior but also interior in S6) - St. Mary's, Bampton: St. Michael's and Downton church cemetery - Byfleet Manor: Dower House - Horsted-Keynes Station, owned by the Blueway Railway in Sussex: Downton Station [used in A LOT of other period dramas] - West Wycombe Park: Rosamund's house interior 

First Appearing in Series 1

- St. James Park, London (playing itself in S1E7, S5E8) - Royal Hospital Chelsea: Duke of York Barracks (S1E7)

First Appearing in Series 2

- Akenham, Suffolk, reenactment fields owned by Taff Gillingham: Battle scenes in France - Old Forge, Shilton: The Red Lion (S2E3) - Waddesdon Manor, Waddesdon, Aylesbury: Haxby Park (S2E6) - The Swan Inn, Swinbrook: The inn where Tom and Sybil went (S2E7) - Crown Court, Surrey County Hall, Surrey: York Courthouse (S2CS, S6E5) - Stocker's Farm House, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire: Mr Mason's farm (before moving to Yew Tree) (interior) - Colstrope Farm, Buckinghamshire: Mr Mason's farm (before moving to Yew Tree (exterior) - Hall Barn, Buckinghampshire: Loxley

First Appearing in Series 3

- Lincoln Castle, Lincoln, Lincolnshire: York Prison (S3 prison scenes) - Grey's Court, Rotherfield Greys, Henley-on-Thames: Eryholme a.k.a. Downton Place (S3E3) - Rules Restaurant, Covent Garden (played itself in S3E7, S5E8, S6E3) - Inveraray Castle, Argyll: Duneagle Castle and estate (S3CS) - Wrotham Park: a few interiors in Duneagle Castle [the room Anna practices in, the billiards room] (S3CS)

First Appearing in Series 4

- St. Pancras Station (S4E1) - Cogges Manor Farm (a living history museum depicting rural life in Oxfordshire): Farmland, Yew Tree Farm (S4-S6) - Criterion Restaurant, Piccadilly (played itself in S4E1; S6E6) - Cheptow Villas: Gregson's flat (S4; in S6 they were at Ealing) - Lincoln Inn Fields: Outdoor London Scenes (S4) - The Tarred Yarn Store, Historic Docks, Chatham, Kent: The workhouse were Mrs Hughes finds Grigg (S4E1) - Historic Docks, Chatham, Kent: Outdoor York scene and exterior of dance hall (S4E2) - Hoxton Hall, Hackney, London: interior of dance hall in York (S4E2) - The Savile Club, Mayfair, London: The Lotus Club (S4E4) - The Langdon Down Museum: Kitchen of the Ritz (S4E5)  - York House, Twickenham: Interior of the Netherby Hotel and Restaurant, Thirsk (S4E6) - Hambledon Farm: The pig barn on the Downton estate (S4E7) - Syon House, the London home of the Duke of Northumberland: Restaurant (S4E8) - Cleveland Row, London: Grantham House (exterior) (S4CS, S5E8) - Basildon Park, Berkshire: Grantham House (interior) (S4CS, S5E8); Hyde Park (S4CS) - Royal Holloway: Gallery was used for art gallery with the Summer Exhibition (S4CS) - Embassy Night Club: playing itself (S4CS) - Lancaster House: Buckingham Palace (S4CS) - Goldsmith's College: Buckingham Palace (S4CS; I think the reception part?) - Kensington Gardens: the picnic at Albert Memorial (S4CS) - West Wittering Beach, Sussex: Brighton Beach (S4CS)

First Appearing in Series 5

- Burghclere: Schoolhouse (S5, S6) - Kingston Bagerprize House, Vale of the White Horse, Wiltshire: Cavenham Park (Lord Merton's house) (S5E2, S6) - Corinthia Hotel London: Grand Hotel in Liverpool (S5E2,3) - National Gallery in London (playing itself in S5E3) - The Strand Palace Hotel, London (or the above is the Strand area of London): Tony's apartment in Albany (S5E4) - Peter Pan statue at Kensington Gardens: Playing itself (S5E4) - St. Marylebone Parish Church, London: St. Mary Magdelene's in York (S5E5) - Simpson's-in-the-Strand: Restaurant playing itself (S5E5) - 2 Temple Place: Craxton Hall Registry Office (S5E8) - Alnwick Castle, Northumblerand (and Hulne Park, the surrounding land): An exterior shot was used for the exterior of the women's prison in York (S5CS); Exterior and interior used for Brancaster Castle, the grounds as well (S5CS); shops in Thirsk (S6E8) - St. Mary's, Charlbury (in the Cotswolds): The area near where Carson and Mrs Hughes look at houses (S5CS) - The Duchess High School, Bailiffgate, Northumberland: The Crown and Anchor pub in York (S5CS)

First Appearing in Series 6

- Ditchley Park near Charlbury, in Oxfordshire: Mallerton House (S6E1) - Lincoln Inn Fields, in near Wildy & Sons bookshop: Exterior of The Sketch offices (S6, S6E3 in particular) - Lacock, Wiltshire: Malton Market (S6E2) - Royal Automobile Club: I believe playing itself (S6E4) - Hampton Court Palace: Playing itself, basically, or just as a park (S6E5) - Thorney Island, Chichester: Catterick (S6E5, where they were testing cars) - Brooklands Museum: Brooklands Race Track, crowd scenes, the stands, and starting area, anything with signage (S6E7) - Goodwood Racerway: Brooklands Race Track; the main track the race happens on, and the crash site (S6E7) - Beamish Transport Museum: Talbot & Branson Motors

[mjalford98]

The Chapel of St Michael the Archangel, owned by the SSPX in Burghclere, England, seen decorated for a wedding last Saturday, and reflected in the bright afternoon sunlight in a puddle left over from a solid downpour of rain in the morning. These conditions of bright sunlight following a solid rainfall necessary for such a great puddle reflection are quite rare in the UK, although they tend to be more common in the Autumn, but they're such great fun for creative shots, and traditional architecture, with all its colours and human proportions always looks great as a puddle reflection. The chapel was only completed last year.