Former Convent at Pantasaph
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Former Convent at Pantasaph
Image: © Eirian Evans Taken: 12 Feb 2019
The location of the former St Clare's Convent which included a boarding school, a hospital and an orphanage. It was built by a Father Seraphin of Bruges, who brought the first group of sisters to it in 1861. It closed in 1977, having at its peak housed some 500 orphans. After a fire in 1985, it was restored and is now luxury accommodation.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.272941
Longitude
-3.262578