England's oldest living convent to reopen from September
England's oldest living convent to reopen from September

Staff at England’s oldest living convent, The Bar Convent Living HeritageCentre in York, prepare for the reopening of its 18th century Hidden Chapeland exhibition from September 1.

The Hidden Chapel was built secretly duringthe English Reformation in the 1760s, when Catholicism was illegal andpunishable by death.

It was forced to close in late March due to coronavirus,but will be welcoming visitors again next week.