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1887 -1925 Syon Abbey at Chudleigh was the Sisters' home before South Brent.
1887 -1925 The Sisters' beautiful chapel at Syon Abbey in Chudleigh.
c1950 - View of Syon Abbey at Marley from the Half Moon Lake in the grounds.
1926 - Two choir sisters and three lay sisters after coming to Marley from Chudleigh.
1935 - Procession for 400th anniversary of the martyrdom of St Richard Reynolds.
1999 - The Lady Abbess (now Sr Anne Smyth) picking flowers (Photo: Ski Harrison)
1974 - Aerial view of Syon Abbey at Marley Head just before the A38 was opened.
1974 - Aerial view from the South-west showing the red roofed chapel wing.
c1960 - The colonnaded cloisters at Syon Abbey were ideal for quiet contemplation.
1970s - The Sisters Chapel at Marley re-ordered after Vatican II liturgical changes.
1970s - The altar and ambo (lectern) in the Sisters Chapel at Syon seen from the side.
2011 - The Sisters' graves - still visited and preserved after Syon Abbey's closure.
c1988 - Sister Mary Veronica visiting the Sisters' graves in the cemetery at Syon Abbey.
1954 - Lady Abbess, Mother Mary Peter, with Syon's goats (archive photo)
c1950 - Sisters and novices at recreation alongside the Half Moon lake at Marley.
c1950 - The Refectory downstairs at Syon Abbey seated up to 36 Sisters.
1999 - Sister Mary Julie as sacristan preparing the altar. (Photo: Ski Harrison)
c1986 - After Vatican II, the Sisters no longer had to be behind a grille to see visitors.
c2000 - Sister Mary Bridget (Cotton) was a familiar sight at work on this mower.
1999 - Sister Mary Bridget (Cotton) with her sheep. (Photo: Ski Harrison)
1988 - Sister Mary Bridget tending a good harvest of grapes in the greenhouse.
1988 - Sister Mary Julie (Holland) greets a 'retired' hen below the Abbey.
1988 - Joy Hanson while a gardener at Syon Abbey with pretty flowers for her friends.
2017 - Joy Hanson's prayer niche at her home with her copy of the Syon Breviary.
Grateful thanks to all the relevant copyright owners for permission to reproduce their images. Details are in The Syon Breviary on page 558.
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