“Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright”. “The Finest Flower Of The Mangroves” Is A Winning Image. A Young Royal Bengal Tigress In Her Natural Habitat.

Photo Credit: SOHAM BHATTACHARYYA, with his photo-winning image, entitled “The Finest Flower of the Mangroves”, shows a young Royal Bengal Tigress, in her natural mangrove habitat, peering at the photographer.

Illustration: BBC

Tyger, Tyger, Burning Bright,

In the forests of the night;

What immortal hand or eye,

Could frame thy fearful symmetry ?

“The Tyger”.

By: William Blake.

The 1914 — 1918 Memorial Plaque. “Let Those Who Come After, See To It That His Name Be Not Forgotten”.

The calligraphic Memorial Scroll 

awarded with the Memorial Plaque.

Wording by: M. R. James.

Photograph of a First World War Memorial Plaque 

designed by Edward Carter Preston. 

The Soldier commemorated is Robert Blakeley (293393), 

a Private in the 2nd/10th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, 

who died on 19 February, 1918. 

He is buried in Jerusalem War Cemetery.

Date: 2 April 2014.

Source: Own work.

This File is licensed under the 

Creative Commons Attribution-

Share Alike 3.0 Unported Licence.

Author: GaryBlakeley

(Wikimedia Commons)

Text and Illustrations, unless stated otherwise, 

from “British Campaign Medals 

Of The First World War”.

By: Peter Duckers.

Shire Library.

Web-Site: HERE

The Bronze Memorial Plaque, granted to the designated 

Next-of-Kin of those from Britain and The Empire who 

Died-in-Service, is a familiar relic from the aftermath of 

The First World War.

The idea that the Government would issue a Memorial 

to commemorate personnel who had died on War Service 

was completely novel, and the fact that such a Memorial, 

paid for by The State, was even considered is a testimony to the extent to which “The Great War” had effected people and families on a greater scale than ever before and had drawn in the whole Nation and Empire.

A Little Levity To Lighten Your Day . . .

Annual Solemn Requiem Mass For The Fallen. Corpus Christi Church, Maiden Lane, London. Monday, 9 November 2026. 1830 hrs.

Annual Solemn Requiem Mass For The Fallen.

Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 

Maiden Lane, London WC2E 7NB. 

Monday, 9 November 2026,

1830 hrs.

The Catholic Military Association warmly invites Members 

of the Armed Forces, Veterans, Emergency Services personnel, their families and friends, to attend its Annual Solemn Requiem Mass for The Fallen.

This beautiful and Prayerful occasion offers an opportunity 

to remember all those who have Served their Country and 

who have gone before us marked with the sign of Faith. 

As Catholics, we recognise the Sacred Duty of Praying for 

the Souls of the Faithful Departed, particularly those who made the ultimate sacrifice in defence of others.

This year’s Mass will once again feature the acclaimed Southwell Consort, whose music greatly enriches the Solemnity and Beauty of the Liturgy. 

The Catholic Military Association also extends its 

gratitude to The Latin Mass Society for its continued 

support of this cherished annual event.

The Web-Site of the Catholic Military Association can be found

HERE

The Web-Site of The Latin Mass Society can be found

HERE

Those who have attended in previous years will know it 

to be one of the most moving and spiritually uplifting occasions of the Remembrance Season. 

All are welcome to join in honouring The Fallen 

and Praying for the repose of their Souls.

Event Details:

Annual Solemn Requiem Mass For The Fallen. 

Monday, 9 November 2026.

1830 hrs.

Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 

Maiden Lane, London WC2E 7NB.

United In Remembrance.

Whether wearing a Uniform, carrying Memories of Service, 

or simply wishing to honour those who gave their lives for others, these two Requiem Masses (see, above, for 

The 103rd Annual National Police Requiem Mass. At Westminster Cathedral, London, 3 November 2026. 1400 hrs)

provide a powerful reminder that sacrifice is never forgotten.

In Prayer, Ceremony and fellowship, we remember 

The Fallen, give thanks for their Service, and entrust them 

to the Mercy of Almighty God.

“Greater love hath no man than this, that a man 

lay down his life for his friends.” — John 15:13.

The Web-Site of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 

Maiden Lane, London, can be found

HERE

The 103rd Annual National Police Requiem Mass. At Westminster Cathedral, London, 3 November 2026. 1400 hrs.

Faith, Service And Sacrifice: 

Honouring Those Who Gave Their All.

This November 2026, Members of the Policing and

Military communities will gather in Prayer, Remembrance, and Gratitude, for those who made the ultimate sacrifice

in service to others.

Two significant Requiem Masses in London will provide an opportunity to honour The Fallen, support The Bereaved,

and reflect on the enduring Vocation of Public Service.

103rd Annual National Police Requiem Mass.

Westminster Cathedral.

Tuesday 3 November 2026, 1400hrs.

Police Officers and Staff from across The United Kingdom 

will join Serving and Retired Members of The Catholic 

Police Guild at Westminster Cathedral for the 

103rd Annual National Police Requiem Mass.

In a deeply moving act of remembrance, the National Police Roll of Honour, presented with the valued support of the Police Memorial Trust, will be placed before The High Altar, alongside Metropolitan Police male and female head-dress, a Police Cap representing the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), and a wreath of Remembrance Poppies. 

Together, these symbols will pay tribute to Officers 

and Staff who have lost their lives in the service of others.

The Ceremonial Procession will be received at the 

Great West Door of Westminster Cathedral by an 

impressive assembly of Force Standards and Colour Parties. 

Led by Serving Officers of the Catholic Police Guild, and accompanied by the Metropolitan Police Sovereign’s Colour Unit, Police Officers and Staff from Forces across the United Kingdom will advance with dignity across the Cathedral Piazza before entering the Mother Church of England and Wales for this Sacred Act of Prayer and Remembrance.

The National Police Requiem Mass remains a powerful expression of Faith, Gratitude and Remembrance, commending to God’s Mercy the Souls of departed colleagues, while Praying for the protection, courage, and vocation, 

of all who continue to Serve today.

The Web-Site of The Catholic Police Guild can be found

HERE

“Diamonds And Rust”. Sung By: Joan Baez.

“Diamonds and Rust”.

Sung by: Joan Baez.

Available on YouTube

HERE

Why The Tick ?

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Check marks, or Ticks, are used to show something is correct.

The Tick ✔ comes from the letter V in the Latin word “Veritas,” which means “Truth”.

“If I Can’t Go In, Then Our Lady Has To Go In”. Priest Not Allowed By Police To Give The Last Rites To A Dying Man.

Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury, England.

Picture Credit: Shalom World / YouTube

Illustration: LIFE SITE NEWS

U.K. Bishop pleads for Priests’ access

to crime scenes, after Catholic Politician

denied The Last Rites by Police.

This Article is re-printed from 2025.

This Article is taken from, and can be read in full at,

LIFE SITE NEWS

Bishop Mark Davies reacted to Essex Police preventing a Priest from ministering to MP Sir David Amess, after he was stabbed, saying that: “Every believing Catholic desires to hear Christ’s words of Pardon and Absolution for the last time.”

He said that The Last Rites should be recognised

as an Emergency Service, and Priests should be granted

access to crime scenes, in the wake of the murder

of Catholic MP Sir David Amess.

Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury challenged the decision by Essex Police to bar a Priest from administering The Last Rites to the dying Sir David Amess, after the latter was stabbed to death in front of his Constituents on Friday 15 October 2021.

The Bishop argued that “every Catholic Christian hopes to receive The Sacraments and be accompanied by The Prayer of The Church in the final crisis of our lives”.

As news of the attack broke, a Catholic Priest, Fr. Jeffrey Woolnough, the Pastor of Saint Peter’s Catholic Church, in Eastwood, Essex, made his way to the crime scene in an attempt to administer The Last Rites to the dying MP.

Though a Police Officer relayed his request to enter the crime scene, the Priest was not granted access and led a Public Recitation of The Rosary, outside the Police cordon, instead.

“If I can’t go in, then Our Lady has to go in,”

the Priest told LifeSiteNews.

A Little Levity To Lighten Your Day . . .

 

“Tyntesfield” And Its Chapel.

“Tyntesfield”, North Somerset, England.

First published in 1866 in The Builder magazine. 

The central Clock Tower was demolished in 1935,

at the decision of Lady Wraxall, owing to dry rot.

Source: "Tyntesfield", National Trust Guide.

ISBN 978-1-84359-080-4.

Scanned by User:Madmedea.

Author: Original artist unknown,

National Trust authored the guide.

(Wikimedia Commons)

Tyntesfield is a Victorian Gothic Revival house and estate near Wraxall, North Somerset, England.

The house is a Grade 1 Listed Building named after the Tynte Baronets, who had owned estates in the area since about 1500.

The location was formerly that of a 16th-Century hunting lodge, which was used as a farmhouse until the Early-19th-Century.

In the 1830s, a Georgian mansion was built on the site, which was bought by English businessman William Gibbs, whose huge fortune came from guano used as fertiliser.

“Tyntesfield”.

Available on YouTube

HERE

In the 1860s, Gibbs had the house significantly expanded and re-modelled; a Chapel was added in the 1870s. The Gibbs family owned the house until the death of Richard Gibbs in 2001.

Tyntesfield was purchased by The National Trust in June 2002, after a fund-raising campaign to prevent it being sold to private interests and ensure it would be open to the public.

The Chapel, built 1872–1877, is modelled on Sainte-Chapelle 

in Paris. The Chapel was licensed for Family Services, used daily for Prayers, but was never Consecrated.

Photo: April 2018.

Source: Own work.

Author: Adrian Pingstone

(Wikimedia Commons)

The house was opened to visitors for the first time just ten weeks after the acquisition, and as more rooms are restored they are added to the tour. The mansion was visited by 356,766 people in 2019.[2]

The National Trust Web-Site for Tyntesfield can be found HERE

The land on which the house and its estate were developed was originally part of the Tynte family estate.[3] The family had lived in the area since the 1500s, but their primary residence was Halswell House in Goathurst, near Bridgwater.[4]

By the late 1700s, John Tynte owned what is now the Tyntesfield estate; at that time, the house was approached by an avenue of elm trees, planted after they were bequeathed in the 1678 will of Sir Charles Harbord to the people of Wraxall in memory of two boys he had apprenticed from the village.[5]

William and Blanche Gibbs and family at Tyntesfield.

Circa 1862 – 1863.

Source: “Tyntesfield”, National Trust Guide.

ISBN 978-1-84359-080-4.

Scanned by User:Madmedea.

Author: Unknown photographer.

Author of the guide is The National Trust.

(Wikimedia Commons)

The Tyntes had originally lived on the estate,[6][7] but, by the early 1800s, John had made Chelvey Court in Brockley his principal residence.[8] Tyntes Place was downgraded to a farmhouse and leased to John Vowles.[9]

In 1813, George Penrose Seymour of the adjoining Belmont estate purchased the property and gave it to his son, the Rev. George Turner Seymour.[5]

In 1843, the property was bought by businessman William Gibbs, who made his fortune in the family business, Antony Gibbs & Sons. From 1847, the firm had an effective monopoly in the import and marketing to Europe and North America of guano from Peru as a fertiliser.[12]

The firm’s profits from this trade were such that William Gibbs became the richest non-noble man in England.[14]

Left to Right: 

Library; Entrance Hall; Main House; 

Bedroom Wing; Chapel.

Photo: 30 March 2008.

Source: Own work.

Author: Chilli Head

(Wikimedia Commons)

Throughout his life, William Gibbs and his wife Matilda Blanche Crawley-Boevey (known as Blanche), principally lived in London,[15] for the greater part of his marriage at 16 Hyde Park Gardens, which the family owned until Blanche’s death.[16]

But, as he travelled regularly on business to the Port of Bristol, he required a residence in the area; thus it was, in 1843, he came to buy Tyntes Place, which he subsequently renamed Tyntesfield.[16] Within a few years of making his purchase, Gibbs began a major programme of rebuilding and enlarging of the mansion.[17]

The Tyntesfield Drawing Room.

Photographed in 1878 by Bedford Lemere.

Source: “Tyntesfield”, National Trust Guide.

ISBN 978-1-84359-080-4.

Scanned by User:Madmedea.

Author: Bedford Lemere. Photographer.

The architectural style selected for the rebuilding was a loose Gothic-Style, combining many forms and re-inventions of the Mediæval Style.

The choice of Gothic was influenced by William and Blanche Gibb’s Anglo-Catholic beliefs as followers of The Oxford Movement.[18]

This wing of The Anglican Church advocated the view set out in the architect Augustus Pugin’s 1836 book “Contrasts”, which argued for the revival of the Mediæval Gothic Style, and “a return to the Faith and the social structures of The Middle Ages”.[19]

The Oxford Movement, of which both Pugin and Gibbs were disciples, later took this philosophy a step further and claimed that The Gothic Style was the only architecture suitable for Christian Worship.[20]

Thus it became a symbolic display of Christian beliefs and lifestyle, and was embraced by devout Victorians such as Gibbs.[18]

The completion of the mansion’s Chapel further accentuated the building’s Mediæval Monastical air, so beloved by The Oxford Movement’s devotees.

When completed, the ecclesiastical design was re-inforced by a dominating square tower, with a steeply-pitched roof adorned by four tourelles, which was demolished in 1935.[21]