Timeline
This timeline lists the major events related to St Louis and St Marys.
| 1886 |  |
Missioners of the Sacred Heart buy the Tor House & chapel opens |
| 1887 | ||
| 1888 | ||
| 1889 | ||
| 1890 | ||
| 1891 | ||
| 1892 | ||
| 1893 | ||
| 1894 | ||
| 1895 | |
Pilgrimage of 1500 people from railway station to top of Tor Hill |
| 1896 | ||
| 1897 | ||
| 1898 | |
Sisters of St Louis come to Minehead from France |
| 1899 | ||
| 1900 | |
Tor school closes as seminary for training priests |
| 1901 | ||
| 1902 | |
Sisters of St Louis come to Frome |
| 1903 | |
Sisters of St Louis come to Glastonbury & open orphanage |
| 1904 | ||
| 1905 | ||
| 1906 | ||
| 1907 | |
Convent chapel blessed. Advert for french lessons in local paper |
| 1908 | ||
| 1909 | ||
| 1910 | ||
| 1911 | ||
| 1912 | |
Marie Therese Woods age 2 comes to orphange (later becomes Sister Eugenie) |
| 1913 | |
Stable,coach-house & cart shed become laundry room for extra income |
| 1914 | ||
| 1915 | ||
| 1916 | ||
| 1917 | ||
| 1918 | ||
| 1919 | ||
| 1920 | ||
| 1921 | ||
| 1922 | ||
| 1923 | ||
| 1924 | ||
| 1925 | |
Three storey building built to form School. Small church built seats 50 |
| 1926 | |
Father Francis Burdett parish priest |
| 1927 | ||
| 1928 | |
Eric Gill carves statue to stand in niche in the front wall of church |
| 1929 | |
Father Patrick O'Bierne parish priest |
| 1930 | ||
| 1931 | ||
| 1932 | |
First school hall built. Sister Patricia headmistress |
| 1933 | |
During summer holidays school becomes holiday camp for children(extra income) |
| 1934 | ||
| 1935 | ||
| 1936 | ||
| 1937 | ||
| 1938 | |
Father Michael Fitzpatrick parish priest.Starts raising money to build bigger church |
| 1939 | |
First St Marys church demolished and building commences on new church |
| 1940 | |
New St Marys church opens in July - 800 people attend – church seats 300 |
| 1941 | |
Church consecrated in July |
| 1942 | |
Cellars under church are used as air raid shelters (during war) for convent pupils |
| 1943 | |
Evacuees arrive. American soldiers send their washing to nun's laundry |
| 1944 | |
Father William Ryan parish priest. Orphanage closes |
| 1945 | |
Convent educates more day pupils – over 100 pupils – some boarding |
| 1946 | ||
| 1947 | ||
| 1948 | |
Father Joseph Sheehan parish priest |
| 1949 | ||
| 1950 | ||
| 1951 | |
Sister Aimee headmistress – 120 pupils attending Convent school |
| 1952 | |
Father James O'Brien parish priest |
| 1953 | |
Sisters buy “Somerset House” next door to the Priory – typing lessons held here |
| 1954 | ||
| 1955 | |
Blessing of new statue of Our Lady (designed by Philips Lindsey Clark) |
| 1956 | ||
| 1957 | ||
| 1958 | ||
| 1959 | |
Typing & shorthand lessons now being taught to non pupils (50 at present) |
| 1960 | ||
| 1961 | ||
| 1962 | |
Father Sean McNamara parish priest |
| 1963 | |
New school hall opens |
| 1964 | |
Over 260 pupils at Convent school |
| 1965 | |
New diadem for Mary statue.Tapestry finished |
| 1966 | |
Church celebrates Silver Jubilee. |
| 1967 | ||
| 1968 | |
Father John O'Connor parish priest |
| 1969 | ||
| 1970 | ||
| 1971 | ||
| 1972 | ||
| 1973 | ||
| 1974 | ||
| 1975 | ||
| 1976 | ||
| 1977 | Queen's silver jubilee plate given to convent teachers and pupils. | |
| 1978 | |
School hall extension built, parents' "buy" bricks. Sister Lise Barbeau headmistress. |
| 1979 | |
The laundry hut is converted into a science classroom and a new sports field is created. |
| 1980 | ||
| 1981 | ||
| 1982 | |
Father Nicholas Tranter parish priest |
| 1983 | ||
| 1984 | |
Convent closes. Father Paul Sankey parish priest |
| 1985 | |
Planting of Maple tree in Abbey grounds to commemorate Convent |
| 1986 | ||
| 1987 | ||
| 1988 | |
Safeway supermarket is built on the Convent field where the Altar once stood |
| 1989 | ||
| 1990 | ||
| 1991 | |
Golden Jubilee celebrations of St Mary's inc flower festival, concert & dinner |
| 1992 | ||
| 1993 | ||
| 1994 | |
Minehead Convent closes |
| 1995 | |
Church hall built |
| 1996 | ||
| 1997 | ||
| 1998 | |
Frome Convent closes |
| 1999 | |
Father Kevin Knox-Lecky parish priest. School reunion takes place. |
| 2000 | ||
| 2001 | ||
| 2002 | ||
| 2003 | ||
| 2004 | ||
| 2005 | |
Demolition of Convent hall and Kindergarten. Building work starts |
| 2006 | |
Church windows replacement project launches. School reunion takes place |
| 2007 | |
Church windows replaced. Convent chapel centenary mass at St Mary's takes place | 2008 | |
Priory House converted into two houses. Convent school building converted into two houses | 2009 | |
All four conversions are sold |
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