First of all, this place has been abandoned for two years.
TWO YEARS and it's literally on my doorstep.
Why the hell did i not know about it until a few days ago!!
I guess it's just a secret lying at the top of a hill....
Some history:
The chapel, built in 1892, is one of the earliest works of Sir Ninian Comper, son of the Rev John Comper, Rector of St Johns Church in Aberdeen, who in 1863 had invited sisters from St Margarets Convent, East Grinstead, to work with him. The furnishings, fittings and windows were also designed by Sir Ninian, and executed in his workshop.
The oak panelling over the stalls was a thank offering after the Second World War.
My boyfriend and I took a look at the weekend in the snow. It was hard to believe it had been lying empty for so long. Now the snow all gone, Alir_147 and I decided to have a proper look...
This place is a complete gem, no signs of graffiti, no smashed windows [well apart from a few upstairs but looks like the result of stone throwers!], just nature taking its toll... the walls are crumbling away in the chapel and in some of the accommodation parts the roof is leaking.
On with the pictures:
On to the accommodation...
The rooms are all stripped out, long corridors with little bedroms.
The water damaged room
And a VERY modern kitchen!
With a great view of you know where =]
TWO YEARS and it's literally on my doorstep.
Why the hell did i not know about it until a few days ago!!
I guess it's just a secret lying at the top of a hill....
Some history:
The chapel, built in 1892, is one of the earliest works of Sir Ninian Comper, son of the Rev John Comper, Rector of St Johns Church in Aberdeen, who in 1863 had invited sisters from St Margarets Convent, East Grinstead, to work with him. The furnishings, fittings and windows were also designed by Sir Ninian, and executed in his workshop.
The oak panelling over the stalls was a thank offering after the Second World War.
My boyfriend and I took a look at the weekend in the snow. It was hard to believe it had been lying empty for so long. Now the snow all gone, Alir_147 and I decided to have a proper look...
This place is a complete gem, no signs of graffiti, no smashed windows [well apart from a few upstairs but looks like the result of stone throwers!], just nature taking its toll... the walls are crumbling away in the chapel and in some of the accommodation parts the roof is leaking.
On with the pictures:
On to the accommodation...
The rooms are all stripped out, long corridors with little bedroms.
The water damaged room
And a VERY modern kitchen!
With a great view of you know where =]