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Monastery
Development
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Dare
to compare! In the July/August section above, you saw only a hole
here. Now a great ediface has begun to be built: this is the monastery
gate in progress. St John the Baptist and St Alphonsus stand atop
two pillars, inviting guests to Papa Stronsay. Later, the archway
will be plastered and pebble-dashed in red - a reminder of the
beautiful red sandstone of St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall. A
long wall will extend from the gate north to the Bountifur Bay,
providing the island with a real monastic cloister. |
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the new refectory and the tool shed will be the novitiate cloister.
A concrete walkway (which will eventually be covered) has been
laid around the quadrangle. Here Adam Moats, Ryan Blizzard and
Michael Wisniewski lay concrete in the centre of the cloister.
A beautiful statue of Our Lady of Golgotha will be set atop a
pillar in the centre, reminding everyone that Mary is always to
be found with her Son on Golgotha. |
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John Friel
of Stronsay proudly stands in front of Stackaback. John has
recently completed the bathroom facilities on the left. Stackaback
has served as accomodation for our workers during the summer. |
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Tom
Chalmers of Stronsay shows us what the JCB can do. The ground
was too sharply inclined to build foundations on, so it was
necessary to remove a part of the slope in order to make room
for the cells. Moving excess soil away is an easy job when you
have such a good tractor to do it with! |
Last month,
the seawall on the Bountifur Bay was only beginning.
Since that time, Terrence Middleton and David Langguth have been
busy building it up.
Now, after they have laid two septic tanks and added tons of landfill,
the seawall is almost complete.
October
2002
The
statue of Our Lady of Golgotha now stands atop a pillar in the new
novice cloister.
In the background can be seen Grice Ness on Stronsay.
The
new cells for the monks have progressed steadily during the Work Camp
this summer.
[Photo: Mr W. Miller]
November
2002
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Water at
last! No longer will Papay run dry - thanks to Magnus Flaws
we now have five new wells which will supply the island with
fresh water.
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The archeologists
are not responsible for the trench this time! Oscar Braaksma
is wiring the monastery with electricity, and the cables run
from the new generator shed (upper left) through trenches around
the island.
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