Looking Through the Arches by Fred255

Photography • Historical • posted on Jun 08, 2007

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Description

Mount Grace Priory is the best preserved and most accessible of the ten Carthusian charterhouses in England. Founded in 1398, it was the last monastery established in Yorkshire before the Reformation, and an expression of the fashion for piety and strict living of the time. Unlike other monks, who lived in common, the Carthusians lived as hermits, each occupying his own cell (more like a small house), and coming together rarely in the chapel for certain prayers. The priory was closed in 1539 during the dissolution of the monasteries (by Henry VIII of England). The ruins of its guest-house were incorporated into two later houses: a seventeenth-century manor - a rare building of the Commonwealth period - and the larger house of the 1900-01, an important example of the Arts and Crafts movement. The property is now under the care of English Heritage.

Comments (23)

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kurtsart

4:58AM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Love the colors and pov of this historical site. Well done!

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alhak

5:00AM | Fri, 08 June 2007

works for me...lovely

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Gammacrucis

5:03AM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Interesting POV, the warm colours of the stones are very nice ^_^

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TheSeekerr

5:09AM | Fri, 08 June 2007

A lovely warm image, and the composition takes great advantage of the architecture of this site!

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Mondwin

5:24AM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Absolutely magical!!!!!!!!!!bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx

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TwoPynts

7:57AM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Excellent use of the architecture for framing!

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auntietk

8:07AM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Beautiful shot. The perspective is perfect - exactly what the architects and gardeners envisioned you would see!

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thecytron

8:29AM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Excellent details and clarity!

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Hendesse

9:44AM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Fantastic "looking through". Excellent POV and beautiful colors. Superb!

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Janiss

12:05PM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Fantastic POV and such wonderfull light!

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elmurray

12:42PM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Wonderful composition and the lighting really brings out the detail of the stonework. Great capture!

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mark.spooner

1:21PM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Very nice use of the subject!

BibbyBear

1:29PM | Fri, 08 June 2007

Wonderful perspective and great natural framing here with the arches. Super textures on the stonework too. xx

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bclaytonphoto

3:18PM | Fri, 08 June 2007

very cool Fred..Nice job

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rainbows

5:28PM | Fri, 08 June 2007

A superb shot, Dear David.. Wonderful framing, a very beautiful work that leads the eye gently though the image. I like this work, a lot :-) A wonderful trio today. Happy hugs, my friend. Diane.

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