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MOUNT SAINT BERNARD ABBEY September 15th 2018This story by ppfkane has 21 pages.

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Caption: September 15th 2018 MOUNT SAINT BERNARD ABBEY

Caption: Mount Saint Bernard Abbey was founded in 1835 near Whitwick, Leicestershire. As the community grew the monks worked on the surrounding land and the first monastery was opened in 1837. John Talbot, 16th Earl of Shrewsbury, who’s home was Alton Towers, then gave a donation for a permanent monastery to be built. The famed Gothic Revival architect Augustus Welby Pugin, offered his services for free, and in 1844, the new monastery was opened on the site where it still stands today. In 1848, Mount Saint Bernard gained the status of an Abbey.

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Caption: There is a Monastic shop selling an array of religious related books and gifts. Also sold at the shop is pottery, candles and cards, all made by monks at the abbey.

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Caption: For many years farming provided a key source of income for the monks. But in recent years the community has refocused it’s efforts on a another traditional monastic industry - brewing. In July 2018 the monks began selling the fruits of their labour - Tynt Meadow, the only English Trappist Ale.

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