Jervaulx Abbey 1 by ifos

Photography • Historical • posted on Jul 31, 2004

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Description

Jervaulx abbey is in Yorkshire UK and was founded in 1098, it housed the Cistercian Order of monks. It remained in use until it was suppressed by Henry Vlll in 1537. All the lead from the roof and the bells were carted away by the King's agents and in the years that followed, much of the stone was plundered for local buildings. it is now a very atmospheric ruin in a beautiful and peaceful setting.

Comments (3)

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mnmpro

3:03PM | Sat, 31 July 2004

very cool looking photo and story behind it..excellent lighting v

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gillbrooks

4:05PM | Sat, 31 July 2004

I love going round the ruins of abbeys and castles around England and Wales....haven't made it up to Yorkshire yet but plan to some day :-) Excellent photo.

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