tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post3148659008618756919..comments2024-03-05T20:02:31.580+11:00Comments on TRENTHAM TALES: the ABBOTSFORD CONVENTLeon Simshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-62530230266094229532013-08-03T23:36:57.011+10:002013-08-03T23:36:57.011+10:00But of course the ambience of French convents send...But of course the ambience of French convents send their aura throughout the world.<br />Thanks for the comment on the photos but it was just the iPhone at the time.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-44090619239476308412013-08-03T18:06:05.390+10:002013-08-03T18:06:05.390+10:00Spring already?!
Lovely photos. Convents have the ...Spring already?!<br />Lovely photos. Convents have the same ambience everywhere I think.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-58880371351856347042013-08-02T18:48:19.731+10:002013-08-02T18:48:19.731+10:00Hels - now I thought you may be the one that knew ...Hels - now I thought you may be the one that knew so much more about the Convent, have you been there.<br />Do you know that every time I do some post on history/architecture, I think - what will Hels say!!!!Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-23345781742640147742013-08-02T18:46:21.055+10:002013-08-02T18:46:21.055+10:00I was quite taken by it Craig - part of my job tak...I was quite taken by it Craig - part of my job takes me to some interesting areas and buildings as it does you from what I've read in your posts. I was taken back a little about Boris. Very sad to hear that.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-35934006383428333392013-08-02T18:38:08.212+10:002013-08-02T18:38:08.212+10:00I know Diane - its really not been much of a summe...I know Diane - its really not been much of a summer for you lot in the Northern Hemisphere. I always have a smile on my face when the sent convicts from the hulks on the Thames to sunny Australia for the term of their natural life. Now that's a harsh punishment.Leon Simshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17609891995057827081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-16818997897815350942013-08-02T10:05:18.620+10:002013-08-02T10:05:18.620+10:00Was the Abbotsford Convent just an ordinary conven...Was the Abbotsford Convent just an ordinary convent for nuns? If so, they seemed to have spent a great deal of money making the architecture and gardens very beautiful. Could it have been used for additional, parish or state-wide purposes?Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-62856707077178973182013-08-02T07:52:18.498+10:002013-08-02T07:52:18.498+10:00Very lovely building and I like the painting very ...Very lovely building and I like the painting very much. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14034726832462755283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1038987539224858410.post-71049460922136141452013-08-02T06:00:30.479+10:002013-08-02T06:00:30.479+10:00That certainly looks a place well worth visiting a...That certainly looks a place well worth visiting and looking around properly. A magnificent building. <br /><br />Now stop talking about your spring, we only started summer a couple of weeks ago!! :-)<br /><br />Keep well you two. DianeZimbabwehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279761983880323632noreply@blogger.com