Ive been sat on this one for a while now and thought its about time she came out of the dark..the place is incredible probably one of the most intact clean convents i have ever been in...long corridors...beautiful architecture..high ceilings and a different cast iron fire place in every room..the further up the building you go the older she gets..again lots of coridors with thick arched doors and tiny minimal rooms..ive never seen so many old fireplaces in one place..
I must of taken hundreds of pics and if i put fifty up i still wouldnt cover half of her...
Part of the convent was a closed order in earlier years..this was regarded as the most austere women’s orders of the Roman Catholic church, being devoted to prayer, penance, contemplation, and manual work and usually adopting the strictest enclosure, severe fasts, and other austerities...it also meant that they would never leave the convent once they have taken their vows to enter..their days would be spent in prayer..and working the land in order to provide for them selves..a total life of silence and solitude...with no contact with the outside world...hope you enjoy her as i did..
Revolving doors...so as no contact is maintained..
Situated next to the confessionals this strange revolving box allowed for anonymous exit and entry into the room
time for confessions...
The bells and clock...tick tock....
naughty nuns...
Carpet tacked to the doors to help maintain the silence.
Tiny door that leads to very small rooms either side of it..with a key so as it can be taken from both sides....all rooms are named..
Doors and cupboards with large gaps in the middle....
These are dotted all over the place on walls and doors ....all i can presume is they carry holy water and on entrance into certain rooms they would use this..
And a few more bits....
As in life there is always death....this stopped me in my tracks...so we closed the door quietly behind us...
I must of taken hundreds of pics and if i put fifty up i still wouldnt cover half of her...
Part of the convent was a closed order in earlier years..this was regarded as the most austere women’s orders of the Roman Catholic church, being devoted to prayer, penance, contemplation, and manual work and usually adopting the strictest enclosure, severe fasts, and other austerities...it also meant that they would never leave the convent once they have taken their vows to enter..their days would be spent in prayer..and working the land in order to provide for them selves..a total life of silence and solitude...with no contact with the outside world...hope you enjoy her as i did..
Revolving doors...so as no contact is maintained..
Situated next to the confessionals this strange revolving box allowed for anonymous exit and entry into the room
time for confessions...
The bells and clock...tick tock....
naughty nuns...
Carpet tacked to the doors to help maintain the silence.
Tiny door that leads to very small rooms either side of it..with a key so as it can be taken from both sides....all rooms are named..
Doors and cupboards with large gaps in the middle....
These are dotted all over the place on walls and doors ....all i can presume is they carry holy water and on entrance into certain rooms they would use this..
And a few more bits....
As in life there is always death....this stopped me in my tracks...so we closed the door quietly behind us...
