Richmond, The Convent 1898
Photo ref:
41647
Photo ref:
41647
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Now apartments, the convent was established c1850 by the Religious of the Assumption, who ran a girls' boarding school until 1993. Behind on the left is a house called Belle Vue, later Whitcliffe Grange, now demolished and replaced by council houses. Beyond is Westfields, one of the town's three medieval open fields.
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Memories of Richmond, the Convent 1898
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. These memories are of Richmond, The Convent 1898
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I was born in Richmond the year 1945 attending the Convent from 1950 till 1959. The street I grew up on was named Westfields and it looked down over the fields right onto the school.
My brother has added some of his memories below Bill Mather.
My name is Anne Mather-Alsip
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