IN THE LOUGHBOROUGH LIBRARY LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTION
An Historical Study of Sileby and District (1966?)
Research by Sileby Social Study Group (Sileby Townswomens’ Guild)
1865 Lessons in Catechism given by a young Catholic convert in the Horse and Trumpet Inn. He afterwards became Fr Knight.
2 cottages converted into a school in Brook Street
1871 Population 1766, 409 houses and 2.190 acres.
Mrs. Muscott was school mistress
Mr. Onions was RC schoolmaster
1875 Roman Catholic church St Gregory was built as a school chapel by Father Lewthwaite from a design by Father Bailey. Father Bone collected the money. Duchess of Sporza Benefactor.
An Historical Study of Sileby and District (1966?)
Research by Sileby Social Study Group (Sileby Townswomens’ Guild)
1865 Lessons in Catechism given by a young Catholic convert in the Horse and Trumpet Inn. He afterwards became Fr Knight.
2 cottages converted into a school in Brook Street
1871 Population 1766, 409 houses and 2.190 acres.
Mrs. Muscott was school mistress
Mr. Onions was RC schoolmaster
1875 Roman Catholic church St Gregory was built as a school chapel by Father Lewthwaite from a design by Father Bailey. Father Bone collected the money. Duchess of Sporza Benefactor.
"Soar Valley Villages as I remember them."
Leics. Libraries (ed. J.Berry) 2001
Dances were popular at the Catholic Hall. (Probably a memory of Mr J.H. Whittington prior to 1950)
Leics. Libraries (ed. J.Berry) 2001
Dances were popular at the Catholic Hall. (Probably a memory of Mr J.H. Whittington prior to 1950)
"English Catholic Missions." Bernard Kelly 1907
Pub. Kegan, Paul, Trübner & Co Ltd.
Ratcliffe College near Leicester (Nottingham) The Immaculate Conception.
The Fathers of Charity, founded by the Ideologist Abbato Antonio Rosmini- Serbati, came to England in 1835. In 1845 the college at Ratcliffe was founded for those "who found the larger college too expensive, but who wish for their children a thoroughly refined, Christian, classical & commercial education." For many years the house was also the novitiate till its transfer to Wadhurst Sussex in 1881. Fr J.B. Pagani was the first rector. The jubilee of the foundation was celebrated in 1895.
Sileby Leicestershire (Nottingham) St. Gregory.
This mission was founded in 1876 by Fr. Wm. Lewthwaite MA (Oxon) who built the school chapel. For many years the place was served from Ratcliffe College. In 1900 the chapel was served from Syston. The Rev. Michael Callery, the present rector, was appointed in 1903.
Pub. Kegan, Paul, Trübner & Co Ltd.
Ratcliffe College near Leicester (Nottingham) The Immaculate Conception.
The Fathers of Charity, founded by the Ideologist Abbato Antonio Rosmini- Serbati, came to England in 1835. In 1845 the college at Ratcliffe was founded for those "who found the larger college too expensive, but who wish for their children a thoroughly refined, Christian, classical & commercial education." For many years the house was also the novitiate till its transfer to Wadhurst Sussex in 1881. Fr J.B. Pagani was the first rector. The jubilee of the foundation was celebrated in 1895.
Sileby Leicestershire (Nottingham) St. Gregory.
This mission was founded in 1876 by Fr. Wm. Lewthwaite MA (Oxon) who built the school chapel. For many years the place was served from Ratcliffe College. In 1900 the chapel was served from Syston. The Rev. Michael Callery, the present rector, was appointed in 1903.
IN THE LEICESTERSHIRE RECORDS OFFICE AT WIGSTON
Sileby RC schools
1874 school opened
1885 the school is last heard of and was then apparently closed.
From the Ecclesiastical census March 30th 1851
Return for Ratcliffe College
Free sittings 50
Congregation morning 7
Completed by Dominick Cerani
A note says that the college community? (this word is not clear) were not included in the count.
Sileby RC schools
1874 school opened
1885 the school is last heard of and was then apparently closed.
From the Ecclesiastical census March 30th 1851
Return for Ratcliffe College
Free sittings 50
Congregation morning 7
Completed by Dominick Cerani
A note says that the college community? (this word is not clear) were not included in the count.
