The Abbey of the Roses
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2011 5:56 pm
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
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
