Virtual Tour - St. Michael's Abbey

You've made it to St. Michael's Abbey built by the Empress Eugenie following the death of her husband Napoleon III. The abbey is home to a monastery of monks from the Benedictine Order. Where to now? Highgate Lane is nearby joining the town centre of Farnborough with the old Farnborough Street area, with the Farnborough Hill estate in walking distance. To the East is the busy Farnborough Road with the Clockhouse and the former site of Brands Removals store also close by. Pick where you want to go next from the menu on the right. Click on an image to see how St. Michael's Abbey has changed over the years. (Remember to scroll down to see the larger images). 1. Date NA 2. Date NA 3. Date NA 4. Date NA 5. Date NA 6. Date NA 7. Date NA 8. 1895 9. 1905 10. 1914 11. 1920 12. 1920s 13. 1975 14. 1998 15. 1998 16. 2007 17. 2007 18. 2007 19. 2007 20. 2007 21. 2007 22. 2007 23. 2007 24. 2007 25. 2007 26. 2007 27. 2007 28. 2007 29. 2007 30. 2007 31. 2008 Click on an image to begin the tour. The copyright owner to images 1 and 2 is unknown. Efforts were made to establish copyright provisions. If you feel copyright has been breached please contact us. The scanned images are copyright of Franbroom. Images and thumbnails 8, 12-12, 16-29 are reproduced courtesy and copyright of St. Michael's Abbey. Image and thumbnail 6, 9 and 11 are reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Images and thumbnails 14-16 are courtesy and copyright of Terry Redman, Farnborough Camera Club. Original copyright to image 5 lay with Arden Press, and the copyright owner to images 7 and 10 are unknown. Efforts were made to establish copyright provisions. If you feel copyright has been breached please contact us. The scanned images are copyright of Brian Farnham (7), Marmick Collectables (6), Dianne (10) and Maureen (11) respectively. The copyright to images 3 and 4 is unknown. Image 30 is reproduced courtesy of Stephen Maunders. Click on the date to purchase a copy directly from the Francis Frith Collection. Email this page to a friend or social bookmark and share it with: Read about social bookmarking on wikipedia Powered by Bookmarkz [Note: you must register with the sites above in order to use them]

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