Colwich, St Mary's Abbey c.1955
Photo ref: C565004
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Photo ref: C565004
Photo of Colwich, St Mary's Abbey c.1955

More about this scene

Originally built as a private house called Mount Pleasant in 1730, it was later enlarged and renamed Mount Pavilion. In 1836 it became home to a group of Benedictine nuns. Their community had fled the French Revolution in Paris in 1795 and had settled first in Dorset and then Somerset, before moving to Staffordshire.

A Selection of Memories from Colwich

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Colwich

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My father, James E Bond, captained the Colwich Swifts for at least two seasons, and the team won the league in 1949. Jim played at Right Half. This memory was shared by Jim's friend Bill Fox.