St. Bartholomew's Catholic Church, 159 Ellison Road, Streatham, London SW16 5DE
32nd Streatham Scout Group - the parish based scout group: beavers, cubs, scouts and explorers
Avalon Theatre Company is Streatham's foremost amateur dramatic society, with a terrific family approach and atmosphere
Bishop Thomas Grant is Streatham's Catholic High School - their web site is currently under construction, so watch out for developments
Croydon Online offers an insight into the borough's history and current events, and, in amongst it, is a page of the history of Norbury
Honeywood Museum - a delightful day out alongside Carshalton Ponds and The Grove park and the river Wandle - look up current and forthcoming events
Jupp Fine Jewellery - sponsors of this website
The London Borough of Lambeth in focus - a huge historical, pictorial and local interest - of special interest is a huge section on the history of Streatham in many words and pictures which makes fascinating reading.
The Lower Streatham Neighbourhood Watch and Residents Association is our local site for up to the minute news on local issues and events
Mayday Hospital in Croydon
Member of Parliament for Streatham - apparently no local website, but you can email Keith Hill by clicking HERE
St. Bartholomew's Orchestra is a highly respected local group: its wide repertoire and huge contributions to charitable objectives make it highly attractive to the amateur instrumentalist
The Streatham Festival annually brings arts and cultural activities to the area for a week in July
The Streatham Society seeks to protect and retain the local heritage of Streatham
Streatham SW16 is a new (2006) site featuring local news, views, venues and events
The Streatham Vale Property Occupiers Association promotes a wide range of local initiatives and activities
MUSIC LINKS FOR THE CHURCH MUSICIAN
Richard and Barbara Priest at Allegro Music offer a second to none mail order service for the parish musician both here in the UK and across the world, and a huge on-line catalogue of music and recordings
Adrian and Pamela Self's publishing enterprise Animus Music Publishing is a much respected source of interest to the parish musician
The British Institute of Organ Studies is a huge resource for organists, and includes links to The National Pipe Organ Register, and then on to The British Organ Archive and the Directory of Organ Builders
The highly respected firm of organ builders F.H. Browne & Sons (Organ Builders) Limited built the instrument at St. Bartholomew's in 1972, and have maintained it ever since. It was overhauled and improved by them for the second time in the spring of 2005 (see The Organ)
The Catholic Calendar is most useful when it comes to planning ahead
The Choral Public Domain Library website is a terrific source of non-copyright music
Crumhorn Labs - Makers of the HauptwerkTM virtual pipe organ
The Dutch Organ Society offers a huge, and thoroughly interesting, web site
The Encyclopaedia of Organ Stops is likely to interest many church organists
Roger Molyneux offers a large range of second-hand organ music and related books on line, and a regular email catalogue mailing list
Mander Organs have a web site and a very useful and informative discussion board
Mostly Music - a music educational enterprise, writing and publishing study booklets, and publishing original editions of renaissance music
Musicam Sacram - instruction on Music in the Catholic Liturgy
National Pipe Organ Register - details of around 28,000 instruments in the UK
Organs and Organists Online has input from an eclectic mix of organists, some fine pictures, and offers free membership to those who are looking for a friendly home on the web to discuss their interests in the organ and its music
Organist Publications - "a source of reliable reference for organists in the big wide world.... "
St. Peter's Basilica, Rome - The Organ
Sibelius is probably the ultimate in music publishing software - expensive, but cut-down Student editions are available
The Society of St. Gregory is the national society for liturgy and music in the Roman Catholic Church in the British Isles
Henry Willis & Sons Ltd - organ builders
Nicholas Wilton has composed to a St. Bartholomew's Polyphony Choir commission, and his fine musical output is justly receiving critical acclaim
The World's Largest Pipe Organs in order
32nd Streatham Scout Group - the parish based scout group: beavers, cubs, scouts and explorers
The Archdiocese of Southwark offers an insight into the Roman Catholic community in South London and Kent
English Martyrs - our neighbouring Catholic parish in Streatham
St. Andrew's in Thornton Heath is Father Francis Moran's parish, with a growing web site
St. Bartholomew's Church - our official parish website
St. Bartholomew's Orchestra is a highly respected local group: its wide repertoire and huge contributions to charitable objectives make it highly attractive to the amateur instrumentalist
St. James the Great Primary School is shared by St. Bartholomew's with St. Andrew's in Thornton Heath, and has an active web site with much of interest
St. John's Seminary at Wonersh (near Guildford) is the main centre for training men for the Catholic priesthood in the south-east of England
St. John Vianney in Bexleyheath is Father Michael Jones's parish, and, like us, has a growing website
St. Joseph's in New Malden is Father Philips's previous parish
The Catechism of the Catholic Church is available in English from the Vatican web site
The Catholic Church in England and Wales maintains a busy web presence
The Catholic Internet Trust's Catholic Community web pages
The Catholic Education Service promotes and supports catholic education in England and Wales
If you're interested in knowing a little more about Catholicism, then visit the Catholic Enquiry Office
The Catholic Police Guild was founded in Westminster in 1914, and is open to all Roman Catholic men and women who are serving, or who have served, in English and Welsh Police Forces (both Police Officers and Civilian Staff) and their Special Constabularies
The UK's Catholic press has a presence on the web through The Universe, The Catholic Herald and The Tablet
Catholic Saints - a huge online listing and information portal from Catholic Online
Leaving home to pursue further studies? Many Universities and Colleges of Higher Education have Catholic Student Groups, including Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Keele, Kent, Leeds, LSE, Manchester, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, Surrey, and Wales (Bangor)
The Catholic Student Guide (revised August 2006) is available from Family Publications for a modest £4.95
The Catholic Truth Society are the publishers to the Holy See
Code of Canon Law - from The Vatican web site
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal 1975 (with American Appendix)
The Guild of Catholic Doctors maintains a useful web site
Holy Smoke - Damian
Thompson's always interesting, and sometimes controversial,
Blog for The Daily Telegraph
Mass Times -
comprehensive details of parish Mass times throughout
Great Britain, and wide coverage worldwide - very
helpful for holiday planning
Musicam Sacram -
Music in the Catholic Liturgy
The Tablet's excellent new website The Pope and the Vatican
Sacrosantum Concilium
- Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Second Vatican
Council)
St. John's Seminary
at Wonersh (near Guildford) is the main centre for
training men for the Catholic priesthood in the
south-east of England
St. Vincent de Paul Society - in England and Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland
Southwark Catholic Youth Service - supports the personal, social and spiritual aspects of young people's and young adult's lives in south London and Kent
Summorum Pontificum
- Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Letter stating the
canonical rules that must be respected when using the
Latin rite known as the Tridentine Mass, and the
administration of the sacraments in pre-Second Vatican
Council form - to observed by clergy and laity from 14th September 2007
The
Urbi et Orbi
message of His Holiness Pope John Paul II of Easter
Sunday 27th March 2005
The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 16th April 2006
The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 8th April 2007
The Urbi et Orbi message of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI of Easter Sunday 23rd March 2008
The Vatican web site. Within this can be found the Code of Canon Law
The web site of Westminster Cathedral, the mother-church for Catholics in the Archdiocese of Westminster, and home to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales