The Abbey of the Roses

[Maureen K Clifford]

If one could ever truly fall in love with a building then this I think would be mine. It has always been something that one could only ever dream about owning .....just a dream.

At a mere $2450000 the Abbey is back on the market. This is one of the most beautiful buildings in Warwick and has been a B & B for a long time. History: The beautiful sandstone abbey, set on 2 acres of manicured grounds, was built for the Sisters of Mercy at a time when Warwick was predicted to become a major inland centre. Completed in 1891

Were I to win Lotto – I could be tempted very easily



The Abbey of the Roses

http://www.abbeyoftheroses.com/assets/history.html


The Abbey of the Roses basks beneath a summer sun
its sandstone walls are mellow in heat haze,
roses bushes lush and vibrant - no longer tended by a Nun
as they once were back in old colonial days.

No longer does the chatter of young girls echo through halls
or a thousand feet wear away quarried stone,
those days are past and gone now and the silent chapel walls
wear kaleidoscopic colours of their own.

You can stay there if you want now and relive a genteel time
of horse and carriage and relaxed old country style
No longer school or convent, but a residence sublime
restored, with cedar, crows ash, and tessellated tile.

The chapel now hosts grand soirees and wedding receptions.
The Sisters cells are now cosy welcoming rooms.
The bright cherry red carpet with the blue trim, now replaced
and electric lights not gas dispel the gloom.

The bridal suite resplendent with lace trimmed four poster bed
on its high ceiling a crystal chandelier;
‘twas once the Sisters common room, but now is filled with romance
and the scent of fragrant roses lingers here.

The Abbey of the Roses waits remembering its past,
its walls mellow in mornings misty haze,
sweet scent from roses drifts - it recalls memories amassed.
More than a century of memories and near a century of praise.

Maureen Clifford © 11/11

[Kym]

That's beautiful Maureen. If I win lotto, I'll buy it for ya! Even the name Abbey of the Roses is peaceful sounding ...

[Maureen K Clifford]

That would be lovely Kym and we could throw it open twice a year to all the ABP mob...they would find inspiration a plenty in these once hallowed halls.


Any one interested in starting up a commune????? 15 of us at $200,000 each should cover it with a bit left over for maintenance

[Bob Pacey]

Long as it has room out the back yard for a shed it will do Maureen.


Not into housework.


Bob

[Maureen K Clifford]

Room for sheds, sheep, chooks and dogs Bob - it is a beautiful property in a totally idyllic country town..I love Warwick it is a great place to live and has all the necessities of life including Maccas.