A late evening visit to the Sacred Heart Monastery, Kensington, Sydney

26 September 2007

The Sacred Heart Monastery in Kensington, Sydney, Australia, can be seen illuminated at night. The historic old building features intricate architectural details and multiple windows. Palm trees are visible in the foreground, adding to the dramatic ambience.

Skulking around the darkened grounds of monasteries isn’t exactly my idea of living it up on a Saturday evening, but there I was last weekend, up at the Sacred Heart Monastery in the Sydney suburb of Kensington, armed with my camera, looking for photo opportunities.

I’ve been intrigued for some time by a floodlit building I can see across the racecourse from my living room window, so finally decided to trace the spectacle to its source.

The jaunt had the hallmarks of a c-grade horror movie though. The overly quiet tree lined street the monastery is located on. The ground’s wrought iron gate complete with squeaky hinges. The dark, foreboding, stairs leading up to the front of the building. Who knew what might be lurking there in the deep, gloomy, shadows.

It’s in the name of art, I kept telling myself as I apprehensively ascended the stairs. Yet, I lived to blog about the experience…

Originally published Wednesday 26 September 2007, with subsequent revisions, updates to lapsed URLs, etc.