Convent of Poor Clares, Crossbush
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Convent of Poor Clares, Crossbush
Image: © Peter Holmes Taken: 4 Feb 2008
In 1212 St Francis of Assisi set up with a woman named Clare a religious order which became known as "Poor Clares". This convent was built by the Norfolk in 1886, of red brick with stone dressings in the domestic gothic style. http://www.poorclaresarundel.org/Pages/default.htm
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Image Location
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50.846534
Longitude
-0.539181