Polska Britannica

Home & Family

1. Polish Family, Loughborough, England | 1976
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2. Helena (my mother), Loughborough, England | 1977

3. Tadeusz (stepfather) taking lunch, Loughborough, England | 1976

4. The community’s Polish priest was a lodger at our family home, Loughborough, England | 1976

5. My Family – Joe (brother), Zygmunt (brother) and Danuta (sister), Loughborough, England | 1976

6. Mending Józef’s school trousers, Loughborough, England | 1977

7. Józef (my brother), an altar boy at our Polish Catholic Church, Loughborough, England | 1976

8. My mother and our family dog, Loughborough, England | 1976

9. My mother exclaiming her heartfelt thanks to God! Loughborough, England | 1976

10. Sunday Lunch, Loughborough, England | 1976

11. Breakfast, Danuta and Helena, Loughborough, England | 1977

12. Tadeusz, Helena & Danuta (my sister) at prayers a few days before my sister’s wedding, Loughborough, England | 1976

13. Józef (my brother) and Tadeusz (my stepfather), Loughborough, England | 1976. Tadeusz loved Józef very much.

14. Father and Son, Józef and Tadeusz, Loughborough, England | 1976

15. Lovebirds! Helena and Tadeusz (my mother and stepfather) in their bedroom, Loughborough, England | 1976

16. Three Pictures on a Mantelpiece, Loughborough, England | 1975⁣

17. The Polish Priest’s Head, Loughborough, England | 1975

Community Events

First Holy Communion; Polish Saturday Morning School; Christmas & Easter Traditions; Conversations.

18. Sunshine Socks! Józef (my brother) waiting to go to church for his First Holy Communion service, Loughborough, England | 1976

19. First Holy Communion, Loughborough, England | 1976

20. First Holy Communion, Loughborough, England | 1976

21. First Holy Communion Party in the Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

22. Father and Son, First Holy Communion Party in the Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

23. Father Juliusz Kaczorowski (standing), First Holy Communion Party, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

24. Polish Saturday Morning School, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

25. Film Show, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

26. Polish Saturday Morning School, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

27. Saint Nicholas Day, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

28. Saint Nicholas Day, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

29. Saint Nicholas (Father Christmas), Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976
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30. Blessing Easter Baskets (Święconka), Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1975

31. Christmas Nativity Play Rehearsal, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

32. An Angel, Saint Nicholas Day, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

33. Christmas Nativity Play Rehearsal, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

34. Christmas Nativity Play Rehearsal, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

35. Mr Aleksandr Góralski, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

36. Mr. Franciszek Malik, Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

37. Polish Catholic Church, Loughborough, England, England | 1975

38. The Helping Hand, Sunday Mass, Polish Catholic Church, Loughborough, England | 1976

39. Tadeusz and the Priest’s Hat, St Mary’s Catholic Church, Ashby Road, Loughborough, England | 1976

40. Polish Catholic Church, Loughborough, England, England | 1975
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41. The Conversation, Polish Catholic Church, Loughborough, England | 1975

42. Polish Social Club, Loughborough, England | 1976

43. The Priest, Polish Social Club, Loughborough | 1976

Celebrations & Festivals

Annual Festivals & Religious Events – Pitsford Hall; Fawley Court; St Briavels Polish Scout House; Laxton Hall.

44. Outdoor Catholic Mass, Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1977

45. Outdoor Catholic Mass, Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1977

46. Catholic Mass, Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1977

47. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1977

48. Worshippers Receiving Holy Communion, Outdoor Mass, Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1976

49. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1976

50. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1977

51. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1977

52. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1977

53. Three Men in a Marquee, Pitsford Hall, England | 1978

54. Pitsford Hall, England | 1978

55. Pitsford Hall, England | 1978

56. Pitsford Hall, England | 1978

57. Pitsford Hall, England | 1978

58. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1976

59. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978
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60. Three Musicians, Pitsford Hall, England | 1978
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61. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978

62. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978

63. Pitsford Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978

64. Fawley Court, Oxfordshire, England | 1981.

65. Fawley Court, Oxfordshire, England | 1981.

66. Fawley Court, Oxfordshire, England | 1981.

67. Two Polish Flags, Fawley Court, Oxfordshire, England | 1981

68. St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979

69. Senior Polish scout with 8mm ciné camera and ‘Prasa’ armband (Press), St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979⁣

70. Man on Stilts. St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979

71. Man sheltering from rain, St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979⁣

72. Two Men, St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979⁣

73. Boy scout wearing red and white armband – the colours of the Polish flag, St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979⁣

74. St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979⁣

75. Traditional Polish folk songs around a campfire, St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979⁣

76. Old Pals, St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979

77. The Virgin Mary, St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979⁣

78. Our Lady of Perpetual Help, St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979⁣
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79. Polish Crowned Eagle, Man & Cupboard, St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979⁣

80. Friends, St Briavels Polish Scout House, Gloucestershire, England | 1979

81. Outdoor Confession, Corpus Christi, Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978

82. Waiting for Start of Corpus Christ Procession, Laxton Hall, England | 1978

83. Corpus Christi, Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978
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84. Corpus Christi, Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1978⁣

85. Corpus Christi, Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978

86. Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978

87. Polish Priest, Laxton Hall, England | 1978

88. Corpus Christi Procession, Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978
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89. Corpus Christi, Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978⁣

90. Priests Praying, Corpus Christi Procession, Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire | 1978

91. Corpus Christi, Laxton Hall, England | 1978
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92. Laxton Hall, Northamptonshire, England | 1978

Remembrance

Polish War Cemetery, Newark upon Trent; Funerals; All Souls’ Day.

93. Newark Cemetery, Nottinghamshire, England | 1980.

94. Polish Scouting Association, All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Polish War Cemetery, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England | 1980.

95. All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Polish War Cemetery, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | 1980

96. All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Polish War Cemetery, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | 1978

97. All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Polish War Cemetery, Newark-on-Trent, England | 1980

98. Polish War Cemetery, All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | 1980

99. All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Polish War Cemetery, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | 1980

100. All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Polish War Cemetery, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | 1976⁣

101. All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Polish War Cemetery, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | 1976⁣

102. Polish Catholic Priests, All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Polish War Cemetery, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | 1980.

103. Polish War Graves Cemetery, Newark, Nottinghamshire, England | 1980
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104. Monte Cassino Campaign Cross Medal, All Souls’ Day Ceremony of Homage and Remembrance, Polish War Cemetery, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England | 1978