The Mitre House, Park Street, Taunton

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The Mitre House, Park Street, Taunton

Image: © Stephen Craven Taken: 16 Jul 2021

Listed grade II (entry 1344772, under the name St Paul's House), this comprises two buildings of different dates: to the left, the Convent of Perpetual Adoration by J F Bentley, 1867, and to the right an earlier house of c.1800. See Image for a different view of the convent building and a bit more history. The History Files website explains that the Catholic Franciscan order was established in 1808, and owned this building until it was sold to the Sisters of St Joseph of Annecy in 1950.

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.014001
Longitude
-3.106726