The original brick can still be seen from the back.

The section was eventually restored with original bricks that were laid in 1920.

Likewise, the original red brick of the house was painted white for a time.

The other two windows, on the west, are brick arched and original to the house.

Plaster was removed from the walls to show the original brick.

But the meetings have been moved for now, and the community center's walls are back to their original plain red brick.

On the west wall, the original brick and stone window trim is still visible from the new wing side.

The original bricks from the ruins of the abbey are older still, and were made by the monks themselves.

"We don't have the grime and dirt of the original bricks, so it looks very new," she said.

The original red bricks were painted white in the 1950s.