Report - Nazareth House Isleworth 1/3/07

[lesbub]

Visited with Minty447 & A.N. Other.
Nazareth House was a former orpanage & girls school run by nuns from the Roman Catholic church. An amazing location, this place is big, full of atmosphere & very secure. Minty447 will be posting some of his pics soon. In 1892 the Poor Sisters of Nazareth established a convent at Isleworth House, which they renamed Nazareth House. They conduct a girls' orphanage and a home for the aged, for which a number of new buildings have been erected in the grounds. The chapel was built in 1902

From: 'Heston and Isleworth: Roman catholicism', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3: Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington (1962), pp. 129-31. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=22282. Date accessed: 02 March 2007.
The place even has a full size chapel within the building!

Gates:

Cellar with original doors!

"The Dead Parrot Sketch"

Confession Box

Chapel

 

[lesbub]

Re: Nazareth House Isleworth REPORT 1/3/07

& A few more....

Main Staircase...

Nice ceiling..

 

[lesbub]

Re: Nazareth House Isleworth REPORT 1/3/07

And a couple of other shots inc. the roof!

I like my electrics!

 

[minty447]

Re: Nazareth House Isleworth REPORT 1/3/07

getting some photos up at last, excuse the out of focus ones as was a case of point and shoot in the dark, an interesting place, formerly isleworth house, a stately home set in a few acres backing onto the river thames. the chapel seems to have been added at a later date and there was a small clock tower on one of the many later buildings. still trying to find out when the original building was built, a shame we only accessed one building but was still a good little explore: