Saint Silas the Martyr - St.Silas Place, Kentish Town, London NW5

The Way of the Cross with the Cure of Ars by Mgr Keith Barltrop

This devotional book written by Mgr Keith Barltrop is illustrated with photographs of the Stations of the Cross from S. Silas Church.
Published by ST PAULS Publishing, London SW11 3AS
ISBN 978-0-85439-770-9 Price £4.25
Available from St Pauls Bookshop, Westminster or the above link.

The Stations of the Cross were made by Sister Dorina of the Order of the 'Sisters of the Church' at Kilburn. They were paid for by the congregation in the 1920's, mainly by the effort of collecting farthings. They were originally a dark sepia colour, but when they became discoloured they were painted by Lady Nina Somerset in 1932.

Contact can be made with the Community of the Sisters of the Church at:-
http://www.tap.net/csc/whoarewe.htm

The Community is now at
St. Michael's Convent
56 Ham Common
Richmond
Surrey TW10 7JH
Tel - 020 8948 2502
Fax - 020 8332 2927
CSC Registered Charity No. 271790
CEA Registered Charity No. 200240

1. Jesus is condemned to death

2. Jesus receives the cross

3. Jesus fall the first time

4. Jesus meets his mother

5. Simon of Cyrene bears the cross

6. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus

7. Jesus falls for the second time

8. Jesus meets the women of Jerusalem

9. Jesus falls for the third time

10. Jesus is stripped of his garments

11. Jesus is nailed to the cross

12. Jesus dies on the cross

13. Jesus is taken down from the cross

14. The body is laid in the sepulchre

Stations of the Cross produced by the Sisters of the Church are also to be found in the following churches. Please let me know if your church has Stations from the same source.

S. Gabriel, Noel Road, Acton, W3 - still original sepia colour.

S. Barnabas, Pitshanger Lane, North Ealing, W5 - still original sepia colour.

S. Andrew, St. Andrew's Road Fulham, W14 - still original sepia colour.

S. Michael and All Angels, Bath Road, Bedford Park, W4 - which only has one Station - no. XIV, hidden away in a corner of the church - but beautifully coloured and in appearance of a very high quality.

S. Andrew, Uxbridge

S. Peter, Southfield Road, Acton Green, London W4.

Our Lady and the Rosary RC, 211 Old Marylebone Road, NW1 - white plaster with gilt halos.

All Saints and S. Columb, Clydesdale Road / Talbot Road, Notting Hill, London W11 - unpainted - sepia colour.

S. Peter, Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, London SE11. This set have background painted decoration.

S. Agnes, Kennington Park, London SE11. Plain except for gilt halos. Given by Lillian Bayliss to original church.

Holy Trinity, Shaw, Greater Manchester. This set were originally in Our Lady & S. Thomas, Gorton, Manchester, but this church is now redundant.

S. Mary, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire. This set has been painted with a pale blue background and Christ has gilt halos.

Holy Trinity, Nelson Place, Broadstairs, Kent - still original sepia colour.

S. Benet & All Saints, Lupton Street, London NW5

S. Margaret, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex - still original sepia colour.

S. Paul, Deptford High Street, Deptford, London SE8 3DS - still in the original white plaster, except for no.8 which has a little gold decoration. They were presented by the Sisters from the Convent at Ham Common.

S. Mark, City Road, New Lakenham, Norwich NR1 3AT - still original sepia colour.

St Mary Magdalene, Toronto Canada - Unpainted and white.
They can just be glimpsed in this short youtube film.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ZsuXaQr5yc
"The Sisters came out to Canada in 1890 - it was the first overseas venture. They started houses in Toronto, Hamilton and Ottawa but the one in Toronto was the longest surviving. The Sisters ended up in 1932 living in a block of houses next door to the Church of St Mary Magdalene and remained there until they moved to Oakville in 1965."