an important collection from the Shrewsbury Diocese, is a rich

     resource for the student of religious controversy and early doctrinal and devotional works.  Various editions of the works of Challoner, Gother and Lingard, among others, are available for study.

    A large collection of books printed before 1800 brought into the Talbot Library  from some of the Catholic missions such as Dodding Green and Fernyhalgh, along with  the deposit, on loan, of