Olton Friary

Another busy day at work with no time for a lunchtime walk. We spent the evening visiting friends in Solihull and made a small diversion on the way there to take a quick look at the Roman Catholic friary at Olton.

It was built in 1873 as St Bernard's Catholic Seminary by the first Catholic bishop of Birmingham, and was later purchased by the Capuchin Friars and became the Franciscan Monastery of the Immaculate Conception. It is now occupied by the Sacred Heart Fathers and Brothers of Bétharram.