Convent of Poor Clares, Woodchester

A former Convent of Poor Clares is located in Woodchester, near Stroud in Gloucestershire.

[2] The convent originally belonged to a Franciscan order before its adoption by the Poor Clares.

[1] Poor Clares exiled from France in 1904 joined Franciscan nuns at Woodchester.

Hart-Davis reported that the nuns' primary source of income was the production of altar breads, of which they made five million a year, earning them £25,000.

[6] Since the convent's closure, the buildings have been used as a boutique hotel, restaurant and live music venue.