This is my first report on here, so please be nice 
I like to pretend I was going for a particular effect with the orange-ness of the photo's...In truth, It's a crap camera that was on 'cloudy day' settings :/ I learned from my mistake, after about 3 explores!
The Carmel dates back to 1678. In penal times, girls who wished to follow a religious vocation were obliged to leave their native England and live in exile on the Continent. However, when French troops overran the Low Countries in 1794, the nuns, together with many other similar communities, were forced to flee and seek refuge in England.
As such, the Convent was built in 1870.
It was used for the last time in 1994. Because of dwindling numbers of Nuns and Mass attendees, and rising costs of maintenance, the decision was made to sell up and merge with Sclerder Abbey, near Looe in Cornwall.
In 2009, the Chapel caught on fire and was destroyed. Arson was never proven, but never ruled out.
Thankfully, only the chapel was damaged by fire; the rest of the convent remains seemingly untouched and well sealed. Hopefully, this will keep out any future scumbags!
Thanks for looking guys!
I like to pretend I was going for a particular effect with the orange-ness of the photo's...In truth, It's a crap camera that was on 'cloudy day' settings :/ I learned from my mistake, after about 3 explores!
The Carmel dates back to 1678. In penal times, girls who wished to follow a religious vocation were obliged to leave their native England and live in exile on the Continent. However, when French troops overran the Low Countries in 1794, the nuns, together with many other similar communities, were forced to flee and seek refuge in England.
As such, the Convent was built in 1870.
It was used for the last time in 1994. Because of dwindling numbers of Nuns and Mass attendees, and rising costs of maintenance, the decision was made to sell up and merge with Sclerder Abbey, near Looe in Cornwall.
In 2009, the Chapel caught on fire and was destroyed. Arson was never proven, but never ruled out.
Thankfully, only the chapel was damaged by fire; the rest of the convent remains seemingly untouched and well sealed. Hopefully, this will keep out any future scumbags!
Thanks for looking guys!
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