Basil Hume slate plaque

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Standing before St Joseph's Cottages on Cadogan Street, you witness the intersection of Cardinal Basil Hume's pastoral care and London's Catholic heritage. In 1986, Hume personally presided over the re-opening of these historic cottages following an extensive renovation project that had begun the ye...

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St Joseph’s cottages, Cadogan Street

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After renovation in 1985 initiated by Canon John Longstaff and completed by Canon Michael Richards, rectors of St Mary's, St Joseph's Cottages were re-opened on 17 October 1986 by Cardinal Basil Hume OSB, Archbishop of Westminster