TRUE PRINCIPLES vol.1 no.10

1) Debtor to ...

Margaret Belcher reports on what must be a previously unknown area of research springing from the Hardman Archive in Birmingham.

Margaret Belcher

2) Edward Pugin's Kentish Obituary

Rory O'Donnell, advancing the cause of the sometimes misunderstood but prolific eldest son of A.W.N.Pugin, writes on the obituary of Edward Pugin in Ramgate's local newspaper.

Rory O'Donnell

3) Pugin in Rural Surrey

The Society's day trip to Surrey was held on 10th June. The summer tour to Hereford and Worcester took place between 13th and 16th July. Next year the summer tour will be to Belgium.

Michael Blaker

4) Patrick Charles Keely

The Keely Society is dedicated to the art and architecture of Patrick Charles Keely, the most prolific church architect in America. The aim of the Keely Society is one of Education, History and Preservation for the future of Keely's treasured legacy. The Society acts as a repository of information to those who seek information on this great architect. It is open to all. The foundation of the Keely Society came about as the monumental Keely Church of St Peter in Lowell, MA, 1892, had begun demolition. Its founder and president is Edward H. Furey, an art instructor in a Catholic school in Enfield, CT. Mr. Furey is a member of the Enfield Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Enfield Historical Society Board. He has appeared as an expert witness at Landmark Hearings. The Society has given numerous presentations and exhibitions in the Northeast of the United States on the works of Patrick Charles Keely. The First Annual Keely Congress took place on May 20th 2000 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston, MA. Here Edward Furey tells us about the great man.

Edward Furey

5) 'A Flint Seaside Church': St Augustine's Abbey Church Ramsgate

Libby Horner and Gill Hunter with a foreword by Lady Wedgwood (The Pugin Society, Ramsgate, 2000. ISBN 0 953857301) £5.00.

Review by Rory O'Donnell

6) Was George Myers a Cradle Catholic?

In a footnote to an article in the Winter 1999 number of True Principles, Dr Rory O'Donnell comments that I am non-committal on the point of Myers' religion. He is presumably referring to my book Pugin's Builder: the Life and Work of George Myers, 1993. The reason for this is quite simple — despite extensive research, I do not know whether Myers was born a Catholic or not...

Patricia Spencer-Silver