{"id":1484,"date":"2018-06-11T14:31:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T14:31:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1484"},"modified":"2018-06-11T14:31:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T14:31:58","slug":"st-peters-seminary-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/miscellaneous\/st-peters-seminary-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Peter&#8217;s Seminary II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (13 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/27861904987\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1725\/27861904987_bab0ce34ee_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (13 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s 10 years since <a href=\"http:\/\/catchingphotons.co.uk\/blog\/miscellaneous\/st-peters-seminary\/\">my last report<\/a> on the St. Peter&#8217;s Seminary in Cardross, and nice then quite a lot has changed but nothing has changed. The site was decaying for a long time, and it even looked as if demolition was on the cards, but then the arts group NVA took it over. They did a lot of work cleaning up and stabilising the concrete structure of the seminary, and although they did remove all the remaining wood they did preserve it for the future.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (12 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/27861906037\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1743\/27861906037_da5be2d2a4_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (12 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>NVA even produced <a href=\"http:\/\/nva.org.uk\/artwork\/hinterland\/\">Hinterland<\/a>, a fantastic light and sound show, and with an accompanying book with hopes for proper redevelopment it looked as if St. Peter&#8217;s was saved. Sadly, NVA has now had to close down after they lost their funding from Creative Scotland, so the future of the seminary is once again in limbo.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (8 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/27861908297\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1740\/27861908297_33ee29d38a_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (8 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been back a few times over the years, but it was good to go back for a proper look at what it&#8217;s like now.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (2 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/28857358698\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1737\/28857358698_20c35bcfd4_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (2 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (6 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/28857357558\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1753\/28857357558_6d1af586f9_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (6 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (7 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/27861909037\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1758\/27861909037_68dc33dc54_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (7 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (16 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/27861903527\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1734\/27861903527_07cd7d4e29_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (16 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (17 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/41831110585\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1754\/41831110585_5188ba9da5_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (17 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (19 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/41831109575\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1728\/41831109575_bfe41899b3_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (19 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (24 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/41831106075\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1745\/41831106075_06e80d76d6_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (24 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (27 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/42730784461\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1734\/42730784461_59669d3d3c_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (27 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (30 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/42730783331\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1759\/42730783331_698a1a298d_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (30 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (32 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/27861891527\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1745\/27861891527_a7634cc720_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (32 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (33 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/42730782691\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1758\/42730782691_d2d10f0bb2_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (33 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"St Peter's Seminary (36 of 36)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cycleologist\/42730781471\/in\/photostream\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1727\/42730781471_45a77a056f_z.jpg\" alt=\"St Peter's Seminary (36 of 36)\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I also made a drone film around the seminary:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cardross Seminary\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CCbW4xsiulo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s 10 years since my last report on the St. Peter&#8217;s Seminary in Cardross, and nice then quite a lot has 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The site was decaying for a long time, and it even looked as if demolition was on the cards, but then the arts group NVA took it over. 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