The convent was closed & demolished in 1967. This date comes from The History of Atherstone by Watts & Winyard.Various authors give other dates. An altar was given to St Mary’s Church in Atherstone where it was incorporated into the Lucy Chapel.
Those buried in the (convent) graveyard were re interred at the Sheepy Road Cemetary in Atherstone. The railed area has a large stone giving details. Some original burials dated from 1841.
Valerie – March 16, 2010
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Ref Atherstone convent, when was it demolished? is the bottom corner plot (junc of convent lane and mancetter rd, atherstone)clearly visible by google earth, been left unbuilt on as it was the nuns graveyard?….it would have taken another house on it