Benedictine Convent, Dumfries (With Permission Vist)- May 2011

JEP27 · Jun 2, 2011

History:

Erected in 1881 for Nuns of the Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament the convent sits at top of the Corbelly Hill overlooking the town centre of Dumfries.

During its history it has also served as a girls school, a temporary court for Dumfries (while Dumfries court house was being renovated) and was also used as the setting for the 2002 film "The Magdalene Sisters".

I thought the notes here were quite interesting.

On with the pics:-

Exterior

Double Window by UEJEP27, on Flickr

Outside by UEJEP27, on Flickr

Hidden away cemetary in the grounds where about 60 nuns are buried

Cross by UEJEP27, on Flickr

Gate to Burial Area by UEJEP27, on Flickr

Interior

Light Across the Corridor by UEJEP27, on Flickr

Long Corridor by UEJEP27, on Flickr

Beautiful Windows by UEJEP27, on Flickr

I don't fancy using this fire exit at the top of the building

Fire Exit? by UEJEP27, on Flickr

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night crawler · Jun 2, 2011

Like that unspoilt by Chaves (Neds to you)

PaulPowers · Jun 2, 2011

Wow

how long did you wonder around inside?

lost · Jun 2, 2011

Is it fully disused? Looks great, nice work.

smiler · Jun 2, 2011

Nice One JEP27,
Anymore pics? Thanks

JEP27 · Jun 2, 2011

PaulPowers said:
how long did you wonder around inside?

We were quite limited, so it was a bit of a mad rush around (our guide has somewhere else to be), so we probably only got half an hour ish, maybe a bit longer inside. We got to spend as much time as we wanted outside and in the little burial area though.

lost said:
Is it fully disused?

There is a church using the chapel area and a couple of the other rooms (for kids/youth group ). The pastor's wife is a friend of the Irish owner of the property and has an arrangement whereby the church gets to borrow some of the space in exchange for keeping an eye on the property and keeping the grounds in order like "caretakers". They also have a fully kitted out (and secure) radio station in there.