PILGRIMAGE PADLEY MARTYRS

Grindleford, Derbyshire, England 13th July 2008. Padley Chapel used as a barn for many years and restored in the 1930s to create the chapel in memory of two catholic priests Nicholas Garlick and Robert Ludlam. On the 12th July 1588, two catholic priests Nicholas Garlick a son of a Yeoman and Robert Ludlam the son of a farmer were discovered at Padley Hall along with members of the Fitzherbert family all were arrested. Both men had trained in France to become priests. At the time to be a...
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Grindleford, Derbyshire, England 13th July 2008. Padley Chapel used as a barn for many years and restored in the 1930s to create the chapel in memory of two catholic priests Nicholas Garlick and Robert Ludlam. On the 12th July 1588, two catholic priests Nicholas Garlick a son of a Yeoman and Robert Ludlam the son of a farmer were discovered at Padley Hall along with members of the Fitzherbert family all were arrested. Both men had trained in France to become priests. At the time to be a catholic priest, ordained abroad was deemed treason; the two were tried and found guilty, two weeks later, they were hanged, drawn and quartered in Derby. They became known as the Padley Martyrs. The ruins in the foreground are from Padley Hall.
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