Description:
Black and white photograph of an Abbatial Blessing at Belmont in 1967. The incoming Abbot, Robert Richardson is being blessed. It is Lent because the cross is covered. Officiating is Archbishop John Murphy, of Cardiff. Belmont was once the cathedral for the Catholic diocese of Wales. The Sub-deacon, with glasses is Father Christopher Jenkins of Belmont. He later became head of the school at Belmont.
