Liverpool has always had some kind of association with the Roman Catholic faith and now this association is taking a giant leap forward as a new monastery is being constructed in Allerton, Liverpool. This monastery will be the biggest Carmelite monastery in the entire Europe.
30 Carmelite Sisters will be leaving their present home in West Derby because two big schools are coming up adjacent to the monastery, disturbing the peace and solitude required by Nuns for leading their virtuous lives. The £3 million project will also include a lot of eco friendly and sustainable initiatives. A total of 1500 trees and plants will be planted in the new monastery. The idea is to make the architecture self sufficient and at the same time protect the local habitat. Besides, provisions have been made for wildflower meadow, ground source heating, solar panels and rainwater harvesting to make the monastery energy efficient.
Before this move of Carmelite monastery to leave their 104 years old home in West Derby, the nuns of Our Lady of Consolation have also shifted their base to Yorkshire after the opening of Stanbrook Abbey in 2009 where many sustainable initiatives were involved. A Liverpool based construction company, Nobles Construction, is working on the project on a plot of 36,000 sq m. This 60 week long project is expected to come to an end by the summers of 2012. The three storey building has been designed by the architect duo of Austin Smith and Lord. The building will have a chapel, a cloister and work areas. It will also feature a day-night care facility for elder nuns.
Via: Theconstructionindex
