London Colney, Hertfordshire - All Saints Pastoral Centre east - postcard c1970s

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  • Picture / Image:  All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney, Hertfordshire - The East Front
  • Publisher:  Photo Precision Ltd. (R329)
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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All Saints Pastoral Centre is a conference and retreat centre on the southern outskirts of St Albans, Hertfordshire, England.

The All Saints building was designed by Leonard Stokes in 1899 and built in 1901, originally as a convent for the All Saints sisters. The building was acquired by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Westminster in 1973[1][2] and converted to its present use. It was sold to a property developer in 2011[3] with the sale due to be finalised in 2014.[4]

The main structure built around a garden and has an inner cloister leading to the meeting rooms. The building has adapted to modern requirements but has retained its original beauty. The centre today caters to both residential and non-residential conferences, meetings and retreats mainly from the religious sector, and has good transport access to the diocese via the M25 motorway and Radlett Mainline station, both close by.

Attached to All Saints is an example of design by architect Ninian Comper. The first half was completed in 1927. Due to demands for space it was expanded by Ninian's son Sebastian in 1963. In the west end of the Chapel below the Rose window is a Harrison & Harrisonorgan.[5][6]

From the roof of the Comper Chapel, accessed via the bell tower, a panorama stretching from Radlett around to St Albans is visible. From the roof the join between the more recent Sebastian and original Ninian chapels can been seen with the use of a cross brace securing the North and South walls.[5][6]