St Michaels Abbey Visit
10 members of the Photography Group attended an outing to St Michael’s Abbey in Farnborough on Wednesday 28th October for a very interesting and informative visit. It was founded by Empress Eugénie of France as a mausoleum for her husband, Emperor Napoleon III, and their son.
St Michael’s Abbey is a Benedictine monastery housing 10 monks in a closed order.
The church was founded in 1881 by the Empress and was designed in an eclectic French style.
The Photography Group was allowed to enter the Imperial Crypt, where Napoleon III, Empress Eugénie and the Prince Imperial rest in granite sarcophagi provided by Queen Victoria.