Lambeth. By Uncle Monty.

Inside Lambeth Palace.

By Uncle Monty.

Palace Photos By Alex Albion.+
Exactly two weeks after Pope Benedict XVI had made

his first and historic papal visit to Lambeth Palace as

The Vicar of Christ at the Anglican Invitation of His

Grace, The Archbishop of Canterbury, I also made

my first visit last month inside the palace much

like the pope had done earlier.

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Unlike the Holy Father, however, I arrived with no

public fanfare of course. Although as an avowed

Anglican, I had visited the palace on the outside at

a number of times, but I still had not seen inside

until my invited arrival to view the interior of

the eccelesiastic seat of The Archbishops

of Canterbury from many past centuries.+

With the enforced restrictions against visitors and

guests photographing inside the palace itself, I

was handicapped to bring to this blog story some

good inside pictures to help better illustrate the

story. A good picture, after all, helps illustrate a

story much better in many cases than the use

of usual words. Especially for such a writer like

me who is not gifted to use words better than

what a picture can do for my global readership!

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Inside The Palace Courtyard That

Cannot Be Seen From The Outside.

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The Lambeth Palace Library was extraordinary

with books going back to almost the beginning of

printing and book making. Sacked high on shelves

reaching perhaps 12ft. high, the thousands of

antiquarian books were neatly and orderly indexed.

Not just rare books on theology and eccelesiastical

history did I see as I browsed the shelves, but
equally rare old books on heraldry, church music,

English history, lexicography, medicine, Canon Law,

clergy dress, liturgiology, diplomatic protocol,

religious rites, and so and so forth. In others

words, a grand library that even in a life time I

suspect few could read every book, manuscript,

and doucment within the Lambeth Palace Library.

As I browsed the books, I also thought of those

archbishops from Cranmer to Coggan who had

used the outstanding library themselves. And

more recently, knowing that Pope Benedict

XVI had viewed the library and undoubtedly

was impressed himself. If he wasn't, I sure was!

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Many of the leather bound books were huge and

thick in size, too. Some seemed so heavy to even

pick up and read. Without a doubt the list of

books were priceless and treasured beyond what-

ever market value could be rendered. Although

it would not be foolish to say such a library today

would fetch millions of pounds on the book market,

if such was ever put up for sale. God forbid!!

Some of the books are so rare, their extreme

rarity crowns them. I would just love to own a

couple of them in my own cheap and battered

book collection. And even better I wish I had

had the chance to actually sit down and to have

read some of them from beginning to end inside

the remarkable and private library of

the archbishops.

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Entering The Palace, Visitors See This.

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Along with such rare books, 15th to 19th

century hand-coloured prints and detailed

woodcuts of Lambeth Palace could be viewed

by visitors and guests alike. There was not

enough time given to be able to see every

thing in the historic collection. Spacious and

and airy was the library with perhaps 100

bookshelves to hold a thousand books each.

The furniture and reading tables blended

well with the high ceilling and panelled walls.

The silence in the library was almost deafen-

ing, too, despite the party of 20 other

visitors eagerly present and correct.

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A View of The Outside Looking

From Inside of The Palace.

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At the Archbishop’s private chapel, the choir

stalls displayed the heraldic and episcopal

arms of each country belonging to the World-

wide Anglican Communion that now boasts

80 million Anglicans.

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"Lambeth Palace, on the south bank of the River

Thames opposite Parliament, has been a historic

London residence of Archbishops of Canterbury

since the 13th century."http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/108

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I will as soon as I can get back to my keyboard
to write perhaps some more about my Lambeth

Palace experience, I will do so after now returning

from Canterbury and visiting there overnight with

two clergy friends of mine at the Diocese of Canter-

bury. Had a lovely weekend, I must say ...+
Trust Always In The Good Lord, Uncle Monty.+Williboard of York, Apostle of Frisia, 2010.

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- NEWS FLASH JUST IN -

Five Church of England bishops are to join the Roman Catholic

Church under a Vatican scheme for disaffected Anglicans.http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23895460-anglican-bishops-join-catholics.do

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:: And Now, The Very Latest From Our

Dear Rowan & Gene - Nov. 8, 2010!! ::

Gene Robinson goes, but rift remains: strain proves

too much for gay bishop. New Hampshire clergyman

opts to take early retirement. Decision does little

to appease Anglican Communion critics.
By Riazat Butt.http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/07/gene-robinson-anglican-us-episcopal

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"Archbishop attacks manual labour plan."

By Oliver Wright.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/archbishop-attacks-manual-labour-plan-2128010.html

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A View Inside The Lambeth Palace Grounds Which

Again Cannot Be Seen On The Outside By The Public.

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Facing the axe: Diocese that has twice as many

Muslim worshippers as Anglicans.
By Jonathan Petre.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1323237/Facing-axe-Diocese-twice-Muslim-worshippers-Anglicans.html#ixzz13K99SfLu
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Several British Muslim schools forcing EVERY pupil to

wear the veil - and Ofsted inspectors have approved

them. By Laura Clark.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1317393/Muslim-schools-force-girls-wear-veils-despite-inspections-ensure-tolerance-backed-Ofsted.html#ixzz11MpZZ4y8

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Turning Now To Something More Personal Is

The Death of My Dear Friend Pravin Mandalia.

http://allaboutthebigissue.blogspot.com/2010/11/in-memoriam-by-uncle-monty.html
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Serbian Orthodox Enthronement.

Serbs flood into Kosovo for new Patriarch's enthroning.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/world/Serbs-flood-in-to-Kosovo.6562977.jp
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Barbaric & Violent Africa Today!

No Problem! The UK Welcomes You!Just Bring Your Barbarity & Violence With U!

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Come Meet Again Robert Paterson, The

Ill-Mannered Anglican Cleric of Sodor & Man.

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Talking About The Pope At Lambeth.By Uncle Monty..
He seemed such a nice and friendly chap when

we bumped into each other just moments
after he’d met with Pope Benedict XVI and

Archbishop Rowan Williams during the Pope’s

Papal Visit to Lambeth Palace. He was nicely

dressed in his consecrated role was the man

from the Isle of Man..
His name was Robert Paterson (with one

T only) who holds the Anglican bishopic of
Sodor and Man. I asked if I could photograph
him and he happily complied with my request.
The image I took of him had Lambeth Palace
clearly in the background. It was a fitting picture
for any Anglican bishop to be proud of. But not

so it seems with Robert Paterson, M.A.

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I was delighted to included him in perhaps
several hundreds of other archbishops and

bishops that I have photographed over many

years from all around the world and the world-

wide Anglican Communion especially as part of

what I call my “Pictorial Eccelesiastic Collection.”.
A few days later, I sent Robert Paterson the
photo I had taken of him at Lambeth to his
secretary. Bingo! Got no word of thanks did

I from his secretary nor from him

at the Isle of Man..
So I waited another week to see if some

kind of nice message of thanks to me might

arrive at my inbox. Nothing came. So I sent

Robert, his secretary and his chaplain a simple

message via my next e-mail. “Hello again Bishop

Robert: Did you not like the image I sent of you
at Lambeth? And if so, is that why you have

not sent a thank you to me? Truly, Monty."

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And, again not only was my photo ignored but

also my last message to the Diocese of Sodor
and Man. The principle here is simply one of

good Anglican and bishopic manners that Robert

refused to give or express or his secretary or his

own chaplain. Surely, a decent bishop shouldn’t
act like that? What is wrong with these people

who call themselves Anglican like me?

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Whatever, I have now put him among my gallery

of “ill-mannered clerics” that contains Robert

Paterson, along with rude Peter Broadbent, the

"mod" Bishop of Willesden dressed in his worker

jeans and once secretary to then ABC George

Leonard Carey; and that bogus and bastard

“Episcopal bishop" of Loveland, Colorado, USA.

Shame then on the three of them with Paterson

and Sodor and Man now among them ...

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:: Nov. 22nd, 2010. Update on Pete Broadbent ::

"Bishop who said Kate and William's marriage would

be over in seven years escapes unpunished."By Tim Shipman.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1331857/Kate-Middleton-Prince-Williams-marraige-seven-years-says-Bishop.html
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:: FOR THE HOMELESS DEAD ::Service of Commemoration for people who have died

homeless will be held at St. Martin-in-the-Fields,

Trafalgar Square, London, on 11th November, 2010,

at 11.30am. The Service of Commemoration is held

each year at St. Martin's during Remembrance Week

to remember those who have died homeless and who

are known to all the many homelessness agencies

working in London. All are welcome to attend,

writes Alastair Murray and Jo Pearce..
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