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Posted: Aug 12 2007 at 3:52am | IP Logged Quote doris
I took the children on a random trip to the seaside on Friday -- random because we ended up in a rather grim place, Canvey Island.

Anyway, on the sea front there was a large graffiti'd notice saying 'Canvey is England's Lourdes'. Does anyone know anything about this? Apart from discovering that the local Catholic church is dedicated to Our Lady of Canvey, I couldn't find anything on the internet.

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I saw that on your blog, Elizabeth and wondered what it meant too. I'd love to know!
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Posted: Aug 13 2007 at 7:03pm | IP Logged Quote SeaStar
I found this link... something about Marian apparitions to Nora Arthurs in Canvey, England back in the 1980's...

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I'm guessing the grafitti would be connected with the 1980s "apparitions" . There must be something more there if the Church is dedicated to Our Lady of Canvey - probably a pre-Reformation connection with Our Lady of some sort. You could try emailing the parish priest for information.

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Posted: Aug 14 2007 at 5:28am | IP Logged Quote doris
Hmmm... interesting. I've emailed the pp and will let you know if I hear anything.

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