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Nashdom Abbey, Burnham, Bucks former Anglican Benedictine community; for Guardians who
were also Abbots of Nashdom see Denys Prideaux; Augustine Morris; Wilfrid Weston; see also
Martin Collett; Patrick Dalton.
Nathanael, Archimandrite 1906-85; attended 1938 blessing and opening of the Shrine Church;
Archbishop of Vienna and Austria 1981-85; Orthodox connection.
National Pilgrimage name of the annual Whit Monday (now late May Bank Holiday) pilgrimage;
and see The Whit Monday Pilgrimages (the National).
National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, The in the early days of his restoration of the
Shrine Fr Patten sometimes described it as 'England's National Shrine of Our Lady', and some
prewar publications bear this title; in 1934 the Slipper Chapel was declared The Roman Catholic
National Shrine of Our Lady, as it remains; first major pilgrimage there 19 Aug 1934, attended by
Cardinal Bourne; now known as the Catholic National Shrine & Basilica of Our Lady; the Anglican
Shrine is known as The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.
Nestor of Kamchatka and Petropavlovsk, Archbishop 1884-1962; attended 1938 blessing and
opening of the Shrine Church (press reports); Metropolitan of Kirovgrad and Nikolaevsk 1958-62;
Orthodox connection.
News Chronicle the pillars supporting the gallery behind the high altar came from the News
Chronicle building in Fleet Street, London, which was being demolished at the time of the building of
the Shrine church: its offices were near to those of Milner & Craze.
Nicholai Velimirovich, Saint see under Velimirovich.
Nicholas [Gibbes], Archimandrite 1876-1963; attended 1938 blessing and opening of the Shrine
Church; lived with the Russian Imperial family as tutor to the Tsarevich from 1908 until their deaths
in 1918; later lived as an Orthodox priest in Oxford; adopted a son, George, whose own son
attended the Sanctuary School; Orthodox connection.
Nicholson, Archibald Keightley 1871-1937; see Stained Glass Windows.
North, Bishop Philip John Guardian from 2000; Administrator 2002-08; Master of the Guardians
2016-24; signature in the fourth column of the Guardians’ Roll; St Gabriel stall on south side of
chancel; Bishop of Burnley 2015-23; Bishop of Blackburn from 2023.
Northen [not Northern], Major Ernest Arthur b 13 Nov 1897; d 21 Dec 1965; Lay Clerk of the
Order of Our Lady of Walsingham, and the Order's first Registrar, 1960-65; married Rosalind Mond,
daughter of Sir Alfred Mond (1st Lord Melchett); Frida Brackley was her first cousin; their
grandfather, Ludwig Mond, gave many pictures to the National Gallery in London; and see
Benefactors Book.
Norton, Lord [6th Baron: father of 7th Baron below] Hubert Bowyer Arden Adderley b 21
Feb 1886; d 17 Feb 1961; inherited his title 1945; Lay Guardian 1935-61; for obituary see ed Peter
Cobb, Walsingham (1990), p 104; signature in the first column of the Guardians’ Roll; St Hilary stall
on north side of chancel; President of Church Union 1947-50; had worked for Ninian Comper;
photograph in Guardians Gallery.
Norton, Lord [7th Baron: son of 6th Baron above] John Arden Adderley b 24 Nov 1915; d 24
Sept 1993; inherited his title 1961; Lay Guardian 1967-93; signature in the second column of the
Guardians’ Roll; St Laurence stall on north side of chancel; the Norton Room (Norton’s Café &
Bar)[below], opened 2003, was named after him in recognition of his work for the Shrine,
particularly in managing the Parcevall Hall estate; photograph in Guardians Gallery.
Norton's Café & Bar (formerly called The Norton Room) café bar beneath the Refectory
opened 2003; named after Lord Norton (7th) [above]; the main Refectory building had been opened
by Princess Alexandra 21 July 2001.
Norwich, Bishops of see Graham James; Bertram Pollock
Novum Opus words (meaning 'the New Work') frequently used by Fr Patten in the early days of the
Restoration; in medieval times the outer protecting chapel built around the original wattle Holy
House was described as the Novum Opus in early records, probably first mentioned by William of
Worcester in 1479; it was built between 1450 and 1470 but still unfinished at Erasmus's visit in
1511; 1931 Fr Patten built the Holy House and around it the protecting chapel, which he therefore
referred to as the Novum Opus; the inner corridor around the Holy House was known as the
Ambulatory; that remained so until the Shrine Church extension was built in 1938.
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O’Ferrall, Margaret E G d December 1980; for obituary see ed Peter Cobb, Walsingham (1990), p
113; Dame of the Order of Our Lady of Walsingham 1969-80.
O’Rorke, Mowbray Stephen [not O'Rourke] b 21 May 1869; d 15 Mar 1953; Founding Priest
Guardian 1931-53; St Cuthbert stall on south side of chancel; did not sign Guardians’ Roll; second
Bishop of Accra 1913-24; Rector of Blakeney 1924-35; then moved to the west country for health
reasons but remained a Guardian and blessed the newly-built Shrine Church in 1938; his ashes
buried in the Shrine Church under his effigy by the Annunciation Altar; one of the six carved heads
in the Shrine church roof; reputed to wear the “tallest mitre in Christendom”; photograph in
Guardians Gallery.
Oldland, Fr John Leyshon b 27 Oct 1906; d 1995; curate Good Shepherd, Carshalton Beeches (as
Fr Patten had been); St John's Balham; Clerk of the Order of Our Lady of Walsingham 1975-95 (not
from 1960 as printed elsewhere); frequent visitor to Walsingham and assistant in jubilee masses
and processions of 1947, 1952 & 1957; description of Whit Monday 1957; he died minutes after
being ordained as a priest in the Roman Catholic church, 1995; and see Michael Yelton, More Empty
Tabernacles (2014), chapter 1.
Oldroyd, Leslie Lay Clerk of the Order of Our Lady of Walsingham 1981-87.
Orangery, The built on part of the old College garden at the same time as the new Refectory,
2001.
Order of Our Lady of Walsingham, The see The Order of Our Lady of Walsingham; NB names of
current members of the Order are not given on this website unless requested, or are already in the
public domain.
organists, Shrine several organists have served the Shrine in past years, including [not in
chronological order] George Back, Peter Harbottle, Mother Margaret Mary, Norman Pope, Kenneth
Condon, Francis Elbourne, Molly Bond, Arthur Robson; Jack Burns (part-time for over 30 years);
Peter Macken 2000-14; Nicholas Kerrison 2014-24.
Orthodox chapel in the Shrine Church. see also Archbishop Seraphim; Bishop Sava.
Orthodox connection with Shrine Archbishop Seraphim blessed the site of a proposed Orthodox
Chapel on the liturgical south side of the new Shrine Church 19 Nov 1937; this was not built, but the
Orthodox Chapel of Theotokos within the Shrine was dedicated (the term used in Our Lady’s Mirror)
by Bishop Sava of Grodno (the Orthodox Chaplain General of the Polish forces in this country) Whit
Monday 21 May 1945 (the year is often given incorrectly as 1944); the chapel had been in use from
at least 1941.
Oswald, Brother SSF see Oswald Bertie Wells.
Our Lady Immaculate see Our Lady of Paris (below).
Our Lady of Paris flat cut-out image of Notre Dame de Paris erected temporarily above West Front
of the Shrine 1931; not replaced until 1966 by statue of Our Lady Immaculate (given by Fr Colin
Stephenson personally from gifts to mark silver jubilee of his priesthood); the first image can be
seen on outside wall of what is now called the Pilgrim Hall, facing east end of the Shrine church; re-
carved and gilded 1983, and restored again in 2019; the best photograph of it in Fr Patten’s own
album is his number 28e; modern photographs.
Our Lady of Pity second chapel of the Sisters, in a hut adjoining Stella Maris Hospice, where the
Guild of All Souls Chapel now is.
Our Lady of Pity, The Oratory of new name of Chapel of Our Lady of Sorrows station 4 on the
Via Dolorosa [see below entry].
Our Lady of Sorrows chapel (name now changed to The Oratory of Our Lady of Pity)
Station 4 on the Via Dolorosa; contains work by Martin Travers; 2004 restored by Fr Roger Davison
to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of his election as Guardian; the original chapel built in
1931 had to be demolished to make way for the building of the Shrine Church in 1938.
Our Lady of Sudbury statue at the Well in the Shrine church, made by James and Lilian Dagless;
sometimes called Our Lady of the Smile.
Our Lady of the Smile another name for statue of Our Lady of Sudbury at the Well in the Shrine
Church [above].
Our Lady of Victories and St John the Apostle, chapel of the Fifth Sorrowful Mystery: The Death
on the Cross (The Crucifixion) (1938: Fynes-Clinton Chantry, Catholic League and Sodality of the
Precious Blood); in 1938 the dedication was to St John Evangelist and remained so until at least
1950; some time after that the dedication changed to Our Lady of Victories and St John the Apostle.
Our Lady’s Mirror the first journal of the Society of Our Lady of Walsingham, 1926-59;
predecessor of the Walsingham Review; see the OLM website.
outdoor photographs of the Shrine Church in album by Fr Kenneth Pearson 1938.
overseas there had been interest from parishes in other countries from the beginning of the
restoration, particularly in Australia, Africa and America, but first specific mention of visits in Our
Lady's Mirror is in the 1929 Spring/Summer number: "Priests from America are beginning to find
their way to Walsingham, one conducting a weekend pilgrimage for Holy Cross, St Pancras, and two
visiting with pilgrims from Yorkshire."
overseas shrines, early 1926 Nassau, Canada; 1930 Sheboygan, USA.
Oxford Crown the silver crown for Our Lady's statue, given by Fr Alex Lawson (and Fr Roger
Wodehouse and the parish of St Paul, Oxford) 1929.
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PAHH (Priests Associate of the Holy House) "Priest Associates" in early Shrine literature;
founded 1931 - this date sometimes wrongly given as 1927 because of a misreading in an early Our
Lady's Mirror; error copied as definitive in Our Lady's Mirror 1958, and in turn taken and published
by Fr Colin Stephenson in Walsingham Way and thence perpetuated; see article in Walsingham
Review Advent 2009 (but note that Fr Colin Stephenson was not one of the original 1931 Guardians
as stated there on p 8).
painters and sculptors working for or commissioned by the Shrine Enid Chadwick; James
Dagless and his sister Lilian; Anthony Baynes; Ian Howgate; John Hayward; Gordon Beningfield;
Siegfried Pietsch; Jane Quail; David Begbie; see also H M Price.
Panton, Fr Sidney Fraser b 1884; d 1964; the only long-term resident of Fr Patten’s Home for
Retired Priests (the Home of St Thomas of Canterbury) in the North Wing of College; he lived there
for about eight years until 1962.
Parcevall Hall, Yorkshire home of Sir William Milner (1893-1960), given to the Shrine; dedicated
for use as the Bradford diocesan retreat house and conference centre 23 Apr 1964; designed by his
architect partner Bernard Craze, who was also the architect of the Shrine; the beautiful gardens
created by Sir William at Parcevall are open to the general public.
Parish Priests of Walsingham after Fr Patten list of.
Parkinson, Stephen Director, Forward in Faith, 1993-2012; Member of the Order of Our Lady of
Walsingham from 2012.
Parliamentary Pilgrimage 16 May 1973; first parliamentary pilgrimage, organised by the Earl of
Lauderdale (Guardian); all denominations joined in and visited both Shrines; another large one 13
May 1981, again led by the Earl of Lauderdale.
Patten, Fr Alfred Hope b 17 Nov 1885; d 11 Aug 1958; Parish Priest of Walsingham 1921-58 and
Restorer of the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham; signature at top of first column of the Guardians’
Roll; Master of the Guardians 1931-58; Administrator 1931-58; Our Lady stall on south side of
chancel; Founder of the College of Guardians 1931; his effigy, on north side near the well, was
painted by Enid Chadwick 1965; a copy of his 1947 portrait by Mr Perera hangs in the Welcome
Centre; one of the six carved heads in the Shrine church roof; he wrote most of the Shrine
Publications in the early days including Our Lady's Mirror; his memories of 1922 and early
pilgrimages; Guardians Gallery photograph; his 1931 photograph album; his 1938 album; and see
Biographies of Fr Patten; and for more about his surname see under Hope Patten.
Pearson, Fr Kenneth Arthur b 3 May 1901; d 3 Oct 1977; two volumes of outstanding
photographs of the newly-built Shrine Church, with grounds, and elsewhere 1938; copyright belongs
to the Shrine.
Pember, Clifford painted the picture of Our Lady that was put up in the parish church in place of
the statue after its translation to the Holy House in 1931; the painting was destroyed in the 1961
fire.
Perera, Mr (possibly Periera) painted a portrait of Fr Patten, presented to him by the Guardians 6
Nov 1947 to mark the Silver Jubilee of his Restoration of the Shrine; Perera is believed also to have
painted the Shrine’s portrait of Fr Fynes-Clinton.
Petersen, Canon Vivan [not Vivian] Albertus d 9 September 1966; Honorary Guardian (USA)
1946-66; for obituary see ed Peter Cobb, Walsingham (1990), p 105; Rector of St James, Cleveland,
Ohio; came to Walsingham in its early days and was life-long supporter and generous benefactor; Fr
Patten wrote to him during the war urging that if the Shrine and everyone here were destroyed he
must immediately raise money in America and get it restored at once; his surname is occasionally
found as ‘Peterson’.
Phillida, Sister Mary [Lady Phillida Shirley], [not Phyllida] b 4 Nov 1896; d 26 Dec 1985; see
The Anchoresses.
photographs the Photographs overview page links to all sets of photographs on this site, and there
are many more individual photographs on other pages.
Pickles, Wilfred presented the Have a Go radio programme which visited Walsingham in 1954.
Pieta, The memorial to William Frary; used to stand near Pilgrim Hall; now refurbished and
relocated to niche near St Anne’s at the rear of the house lived in by the Frary family.
Pietsch, Siegfried carved altar crucifix in wood for the Guild of All Souls Chapel; re-carved Our
Lady of Paris image 1983.
pilgrim arrow badges one design of the brooch-type badges worn by medieval pilgrims to the
Shrine: a circular brooch with the Annunciation set within a circle which in turn is within a six-
pointed star: one badge was like this, and another design had this brooch set on a broad arrow;
moulds for these have been unearthed locally, and are in museums in London, Norfolk and
elsewhere; 1935 Fr Patten had a replica of the arrow badge struck and these were sold in the Shrine
Shop.
pilgrim badges medieval pilgrim badges have been found in many parts of the country; they are
not easily identifiable, but certain types are known to be Walsingham badges: of the Annunciation
with or without arrow [above paragraph], of The Virgin and Child and of The Holy House; modern
replicas of many are widely available including in Walsingham shops and online.
Pilgrim Hall the first refectory and used as a dormitory for some of the early pilgrims; closed as a
refectory 1966; later used as pilgrim youth accommodation as well as picnic area; it was an old barn
converted in the 1930s for Pilgrim use; before that it had been used as a Salvation Army Citadel and
at the time the property was acquired it was a Friends’ Meeting House.
Pilgrim Hymn sung to the tune of the Lourdes hymn; the first version was written by Sir William
Milner in 1926 (and was printed in the first Pilgrim's Manual 1928, p 61); used until rewritten by Fr
Colin Stephenson in 1959, and his version still in use today.
pilgrimages: accounts of parish pilgrimages from various parts of the country from 1922 to 1959;
history of pilgrimages for healing; The National Pilgrimage; Catholic League; the first pilgrimages.
Pilgrims’ Manual first edition 1928; fifth edition 1952; see Publications website.
Pilkington of Oxenford, The Revd Canon Lord b 5 Sept 1933; d 14 Feb 2011; Honorary
Guardian 2002-11.
Pinchard, John Lester Biddulph d 20 Apr 1956; Guardian 1940-56; signature in the first column
of the Guardians’ Roll; St John Vianney (Curé d’Ars) stall on south side of chancel; Shrine has
vestments made by his mother for him; photograph in Guardians Gallery; see Michael Yelton, The
Twenty One (2009), pp 77-78; Michael Yelton, More Empty Tabernacles (2014), chapter 5; Robin
Price, The Priests of St John the Baptist Holland Road London (ACHS 2020).
plaques, votive on the west wall of the Shrine church put up in the early days in thanksgiving to
Our Lady for favours received; some have been placed in more recent times.
Pollock, Bishop Bertram Bishop of Norwich 1910-42, being at the beginning of Fr Patten's
restoration of the Shrine; for the story of his participation see throughout Michael Yelton, Alfred
Hope Patten and the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham (2006; 2nd edn 2022); and see Colin
Stephenson, Walsingham Way (either edition).
Polski, Fr Michael attended 1938 blessing and opening of the Shrine Church, walking behind the
Archimandrites in the procession; later an archpriest and the author of The New Martyrs of Russia
(1972); Orthodox connection.
Powell, Claude Tringham Graham b 18 July 1869; d 3 Nov 1952; Guardian 1935-52; Vicar St
Bartholomew’s Ipswich 1916-46; married; did not sign Guardians’ Roll; All Saints stall on south side
of chancel; photograph in Guardians Gallery; and see Roy Tricker, Anglicans on High (2014), pp131-
2.
Price, Hilda May b 29 Apr 1892; d 25 Dec 1979; artist and calligrapher who did at least three
illustrations for Fr Patten at the time of the building of the Holy House (1931); nothing was known of
her dates and background until information from a relative came to us in 2022, for which we are
very grateful; Hilda lived in Bournemouth for most of her life and was a member of St Stephen’s
church; her artistic work was encouraged by Fr S J Forrest; her connection with the Shrine was
almost certainly through Fr Alban Baverstock; she designed the Faith Press Sunday School stamp
albums, religious cards for the Medici Society, Mothers Union, SPG and many others, covers for Ave,
bookplates, illuminated panels and memorials, and more; her oil paintings are still highly regarded;
and see Michael Munt, ‘A Rare Find’, in The Walsingham Review Assumptiontide 2023 p 4.
Prideaux, Dom Denys (William Charles Gostwyck Prideaux) [Denys in religion] b 16 Sept
1864; d 29 Nov 1934; Founding Priest Guardian 1931-34; Founder Abbot of Pershore 1922;
community moved to Nashdom 1926 and he became first Abbot of Nashdom; signature in the first
column of the Guardians’ Roll; St George stall on north side of chancel; photograph in Guardians
Gallery; and see biography by Dom Aidan Harker in the CLA Oxford Prophets Series no 17 (1983);
Aidan Harker, Anglican Abbot: Dom Denys Prideaux (2016); and see Peta Dunstan, The Labour of
Obedience (2009).
Priest Administrators of the Shrine list of
Priests Associate of the Holy House (PAHH) "Priest Associates" in early Shrine literature;
founded 1931: this date sometimes wrongly given as 1927 because of a misreading in an early Our
Lady's Mirror; error copied as definitive in Our Lady's Mirror 1958, and in turn taken and published
by Fr Colin Stephenson in Walsingham Way and hence perpetuated; see article in Walsingham
Review Advent 2009 (but note that Fr Colin Stephenson was not one of the original 1931 Guardians
as stated there on p 8).
Princess Alexandra opened new Refectory 21 July 2001.
Princess Marie Louise 1872-1956; granddaughter of Queen Victoria; visited as a pilgrim
frequently before the War and claimed to be "the first of our family to visit Walsingham since Henry
VIII".
processional images see The First Processional Image.
processions in the Shrine grounds before microphones and other improvements were
introduced, the organists accompanying processions played the procession out of the building, then
went down the back steps to watch it go round the grounds, then picked up the tune when the
procession came back in the door; the first amplifying system was installed in 1966; the Sunday
afternoon Procession of the Blessed Sacrament was started in 1966.
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