The remains of Beauchief Abbey, from the site of the High Altar.A strong dedication to Our Lady links Beauchief Abbey and the shrine of Padley Chapel.The 8th Antiphon ‘O Virgin of Virgins how shall this be? For neither before thee … Read More
Father Garett Sweeney (1912-1979) was born in Derby and ordained in the Diocese of Nottingham in 1937. In 1964, after a varied academic and parish career, he was elected Master of St Edmund’s House, Cambridge where he remained for 10 … Read More
31st March to 30th September, 2024 Padley Chapel is a 14th century chapel and gatehouse forming part of Padley Manor, the remaining ruins of which lie adjacent to the chapel. The Grade 1 listed chapel is best known for its … Read More
On Saturday 20 April 2024 a retired priest, Father Michael McGourty from Co. Fermanagh, celebrated Holy Mass in Padley Chapel. For many years he has visited Walsingham in honour of our Blessed Lady and this year he continued his pilgrimage to Padley. … Read More
‘The Three Altars’ Way’ A small group of Pilgrims, walked a ‘trial’, ‘Three Altars Way’ pilgrimage in Easter Week 2024. The Catholic, ‘Hearts in Search of God’, pilgrimage project, was an inspiration to explore the idea that each pilgrimage, no … Read More
The Padley Chapel ‘standing stone’ Well it’s a stone and it’s standing. Beyond that, there isn’t any certainty about the origins and purpose of this stone.Early photographs of Padley Chapel show it as the barn of a busy, working farmyard. … Read More
The Blesseds’ Padley Chapel Windows Three of Padley Chapel’s stained glass windows, depict the Bl Nicholas Garlick, Bl Robert Ludlam and Bl Richard Simpson, who as Missionary Priests, in Elizabethan England post 1585, knew they faced the death sentence if … Read More
‘Padley – its Martyrs and Restoration 1588-1933’. There’s no author’s name on this little red booklet, but it’s clearly the work of Mgr Charles Payne V.G.(Nottingham Diocese), who was the driving force behind the restoration of Padley Chapel. Mgr. Payne … Read More
We shouldn’t ignore the possibility of a ‘touch of grace’, from the Holy Spirit, in our lives. Something that our ongoing Synodal journey is reminding us all of. Decide for yourself, in the details of this ‘Padley Martyrs’ Way’, related … Read More
Early Christians were known as ‘followers of the Way’ People from a number of parishes from across the diocese have met to form the latest ‘Friends of Padley Chapel’ group. We have been exploring Padley Chapel’s history and are indebted … Read More
