tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post761443441152878416..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Monks to leave Ramsgate.Michael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-37522796946165969922009-10-19T17:25:56.316+01:002009-10-19T17:25:56.316+01:00actually I thought the church, abbey and grounds w...actually I thought the church, abbey and grounds were always owned by the local diocese not the monks themselves, they were merely custodians. <br /><br />I guess the decisions in the 70's may well have involved the monks however.Stephen Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350451125634297927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-5015239116105322082009-10-17T21:06:41.037+01:002009-10-17T21:06:41.037+01:00Sadly they made some foolish errors in disposing o...Sadly they made some foolish errors in disposing of assets around the monastery in the 70s for a pittance and did likewise when they closed and then sold the huge real estate and grounds at Westgagte for a reputed £700,000. The furniture in the place was sold by the new owners for a figure close to £100,000 alone. Whilst an un-wordly outlook makes them unique and very special, I feel they have taken poor advice in the past in regard to their financial matters and have squandered their real estate resources that others have profited from. Other Benedictine monks closed their school in the early 1990s and developed their own housing estate and are financially secure as a result.Gaudeamus nos alumninoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-72727389049114874842009-10-17T19:16:09.358+01:002009-10-17T19:16:09.358+01:00It appears to be the result of a vote by the monks...It appears to be the result of a vote by the monks themselves but still very sad.Feels like another outpost of civilization folding up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-33685103801735359692009-10-17T13:59:54.901+01:002009-10-17T13:59:54.901+01:00I peered through the grille in their door once and...I peered through the grille in their door once and it looked like Father Ted's sitting room. Then the door opened and the spitting image of Father Jack appeared before me. That has always given me a smile as I walk past. Sorry to hear the news.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-63645655771910767172009-10-17T13:57:38.998+01:002009-10-17T13:57:38.998+01:00Sadly you are probably right!Sadly you are probably right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-30231254494957025342009-10-17T12:16:23.323+01:002009-10-17T12:16:23.323+01:00What a pity they are going. I suppose their buildi...What a pity they are going. I suppose their building will be replaced by so called luxury flats they nobody wants.John Holyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284672912775316883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-68737492138795431682009-10-17T12:04:58.312+01:002009-10-17T12:04:58.312+01:00it is a shame we never appreciate what we have unt...it is a shame we never appreciate what we have until it is goneDon Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17099505939055955603noreply@blogger.com