It was a Catholic convent used as a retreat for nuns of the Third Order of St Dominic as well as a remedial school for children with learning disabilities.
This location situated 10 kilometres from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, is said to be any ghost hunter’s dream. St Elmo’s was erected in stages from 1918 until 1939.
The Convent was forced to close down in 1994 due to a cut in government subsidies. If you visit it now you will find it in a dilapidated state in most places.
Almost every window is broken, most of the Oregon pine flooring had been lifted and the building itself was stripped and ironically, someone had written on a dusty window the words: ‘God restore this place”
Allegedly, the place is possessed by the spirits of a former priest and nun who refuse to leave. Entering at night, visitors have been confronted with unexplained footsteps, objects falling and heavy breathing.
When a group of friends dared to venture to the convent a couple of years ago, they stood before a closed door, and when they entered the room it suddenly turned very cold, as every hair on the back of their neck stood up. They immediately left. It is also believed that a spirit of a child still haunts the grounds.
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