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A Touch of Paradise in Hell

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Every-Man’s Sanctuary from the Trenches Jan Louagie (Helion & Company Limited, 2015)    388 pp, with numerous b/w photos and images throughout the text. List of illustrations, a list of abbreviations, ten appendices with extracts from original documents, bibliography and index. In all my experience I have never known a place so vital to mora...

ONLINE: Talbot House, beyond the Great War

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The presentation will be live and online. When the First World War drew to a close, Tubby Clayton returned home to run an ordination school. Before his departure, he envisioned a Talbot House back home for veterans to cater to their mental, physical and spiritual needs. In a few years, he founded the worldwide TocH charity, organised pilgrimages...

Tubby Clayton - a Talk by Francis Mullan

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On Wednesday 8th of June, 2022, Branch member Francis Mullan will present his talk on Tubby Clayton. Tubby is of course famous for the establishment of Talbot House in Poperinghe, a haven of peace for all behind the lines in Poperinghe. Meet from 7:30 for an 8pm start Suggested entrance donation of £3.50. As always, this talk is open to all, not...

Away from the Front Line – Poperinge, La Poupée and Talbot House

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The 50th anniversary of the death of Tubby Clayton In his memoir, ‘Tales of Talbot House’ (see references below) Tubby Clayton* described Poperinge, at the beginning of the war, as a town of 11,000 inhabitants ‘with no features of interest to the visitor’ (page 8). It was 12 km directly to the west of Ypres and relatively, but not entirely, safe...