Surely, West Malling?
Also Daughters of the Paraclete at Whitby (they used to have a
dr-house at Rievaulx, but I think no longer)
I don't know how good they are at keeping history
Anselm Cramer
I would strongly recommend a visit to East Malling in Kent (going towards
>Rocester I think) which is a nunnery founded by Gundulf of Rochester in
>1090 (or so) a good part of whose buildings still stand. Currently run by
>a female Anglican religious order, established there in the early 1890's
>by a benefactress (fortunately for them a few years before she "poped") on
>the site a tithe-barn of the fourteenth-century has been made into a
>chapel for the only 2 Anglican Cistercians (male) in the world - set up by
>an Anglican Franciscan named Fr Anselm (I think) in the 1960's) - I
>suppose all this is somewhat later than Victorian spirituality, but shows
>the continuing existence - the sisters do rent out rooms, (in the 15th c
>stables in 19th c renov) but I'm not entirely sure to whom or on what
>terms (did look nice though, last July)
>
>Not sure this helps, but thought it might be of interest.
>
>Cheers!
>
>Georges Whalen
>Centre for Medieval Studies
>University of Toronto
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