Old Photographs
Now for a walk down memory lane. Here you will find photographs relating to the convent and St. Mary's RC church. Larger versions of the photos are available by clicking on them. Some photographs are large, please be patient while they load. Your contributions are very welcome. Do you recognise anyone, or have any photos you would like to share? If so please contact us.
 1969. Sunbathing on the tennis court. |
 Plan, from memory, of the ground floor of St Louis Convent. If you know any different or can add to these plans, please contact us! |
 Plan, from memory, of the first floor of St Louis Convent. |
 Plan, from memory, of the second floor of St Louis Convent. |
 Plan of the back playground and gardens during the 60s. From memory, so not accurate! If you were there later, please tell us what had changed! |
 This c1926 photo shows the newly built 3 storey building. |
 March 1967. From a newspaper article showing prizewinners. |
 1950s? Sisters of St Louis outside St Mary's church. |
 1950's. Kindergarten pupils playing behind Kindergarten classroom. |
 1930. Pilgrimage gathering behind old church. |
 Mid 1960's. Convent pupils taking part in the Pilgrimage. |
 1964. Fancy dress parade at St Louis, behind the Kindergarten. |
 1964. School Fete, behind the new hall. |
 Early 1960's. Corpus Christi procession in the garden of Somerset House. |
 1964. Top L-R: Gillie Woodburn, Sandra King, Marilyn Kill. |
 1961. Pupils from the convent take part in the Pilgrimage procession. |
 1968. Prize Winners. |
 Early 1960's. The Sisters of St Louis, Glastonbury. From a book commemorating the silver jubilee of St Marys church, Glastonbury. |
 May 1963. Taken from an article in the local newspaper. Headmistress, Sister Patricia and some senior pupils examine the curtains for the stage in the new hall. |
 May 1963. Taken from an article in the local newspaper. Shows the new school hall from the tennis courts, with St. Mary's church in the background. |
 1954 Christmas pantomime of Cinderella? See Michael McKay's message for some names. |
 1964. Presentation to Sister Patricia. Those looking on include Fr. McNamara and Sister Aimee. |
 1955. Sister Eugenie with some pupils in the Kindergarten. |
 1961. Outing to Teignmouth. |
 1964. Donkey rides were part of the annual summer fete, located beside the nuns' laundry room. Now part of Morrisons supermarket. Street road is in the background. |
 1964. The Mayor, Cllr Maurice Bush and his wife open the summer fete. Also present are Sister Aimee, Sister Patricia and Father McNamara. |
 1964. Some of the boys dressed up as uncle Tom Cobley and friends, going to Widecombe Fair! Part of the school fete, in the Rose Garden, behind Somerset House. |
 1964. Some of the girls country dancing at the school fete, in the rose garden. |
 1965. St. Louis school pupils with Sister Mary Peter in the Roman Catholic Pilgrimage procession along Magdalene street. |