Convent Drive
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Convent Drive
Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 26 Jul 2013
A cul de sac that lies off Nepcote Lane. Originally part of a much larger Soldiers Field it was developed in 1934 with the construction of the Convent of the Holy Rood. This Anglican denomination remained here until selling it to the Catholic Convent of Our Lady of Syon in 1967 who continued running it until the early 1990s when costs forced them to move to smaller premises. The site remained empty for a while until plans were submitted to demolish whereupon the locals fought a long battle to prevent it, eventually losing and the planned demolition commencing in 1998. By the turn of the century a 27 house estate had been constructed within the old grounds.
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Image Location
Latitude
50.865964
Longitude
-0.402291