The weathered ruins of St Mary's Abbey. The crumbling limestone walls with high, pointed Gothic arches frame the dark foliage of large trees behind them. The yellow, sand, and black stone surface shows centuries of erosion. Overhead are heavy grey clouds in a blue sky.

#SilentSunday




#StMarysAbbey #York #England #Yorkshire #AbbeyRuins #ruins #nature #Natur #beautiful #gothic #AncientRuins #Medieval #MedievalArchitecture #GothicArchitecture #MedievalRuins #EnglishHeritage #YorkMuseumGardens #ArchitecturePhotography

Wandering through the #EchoesofYorkshire Museum Illuminated event
@yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social last night was a transporting experience. The lights, projections, and soundscape made this already captivating historic space into something truly magical.

#illuminations #timetravel #abbeyruins

Ruined knave end, through an arched window

Arched windows in abbey ruins

Abbey ruins

Continuing the trek to visit more ruined abbeys. Over to Abaty Glyn Y Groes.

It's a big and attractive abbey ruins. Some good arches.

I'm definitely developing a thing for arches.

#abbeyruins
#abbeyreverb
#arches

A low-angle interior shot within Tintern Abbey, Ireland, showing a tall, arched window with multiple panes and a diamond-shaped lattice pattern. The window casts intricate, patterned shadows on the wooden floor. Outside, a bright green field and trees are visible under a bright sky. To the left, a framed image hangs on a white brick wall, and to the right, another framed painting is partially visible, also on a white brick wall. The scene evokes a sense of historical tranquility and natural beauty.

A Window in Wexford. #TinternAbbey #IrishHeritage #HistoricIreland #AbbeyRuins #IrishHistory #CistercianAbbey #MonasticSite #Travellreland #Explorelreland #AncientMonuments #CountyWexford #smartphonephotography #photography

Whitby Abbey, A very atmospheric place.
#whitbyabbey #whitby #abbeyruins #abbeys #northyorkshire #dracula

In the Cloister, the cloister of Errow Abbey, County Mayo. A bit out of the way this one but my Grampy used to play here as a child so had to visit. #ErrowAbbey #cloister #CountyMayo #architecture #ruin #abbeyruins #Mayo #monochrome #BlackandWhite #photography

A low-angle photograph looking directly upwards at the interior of Tintern Abbey in Ireland. Weathered, aged stone walls rise vertically, meeting a square wooden roof structure that has been installed to cover the space. The wooden beams and planks of the roof are visible, blocking the sky. The stonework of the abbey walls shows significant signs of age and historical wear.

Ruin and Repair. #TinternAbbey #Ireland #IrishHistory #MonasticRuins #MedievalArchitecture #Ancientlreland #CountyWexford #AbbeyRuins #HistoricalSite #IrishLandscapes #RestoredRoof #WoodenCeiling #smartphonephotography #photography

The stone of the Dale Abbey ruin peeking out above the foliage in the late afternoon sun (photo in black and white).

Dale Abbey, Derbyshire, October 2024

#photography #ukphotography #daleabbey #derbyshire #monochrome #blackandwhite #documentingplaces #abbeyruins #nikon

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The stone of the Dale Abbey ruin peeking out above the foliage in the late afternoon sun (photo in black and white).

Dale Abbey, Derbyshire, October 2024

#photography #ukphotography #derbyshire #daleabbey #monochrome #blackandwhite #documentingplaces #abbeyruins #nikon

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Surviving gateway to Reading Abbey, which divided monks’ private area from the more public part of this once magnificent religious house. The last Abbot, Hugh Cook, hanged drawn and quartered close to here in 1539 after objecting to abbey’s closure #henryviii #readingabbey #abbeyruins #dissolution

Reading Abbey selfie 😆 #readingabbey #abbeyruins #dissolution #henryi #medieval #medievalking

The enormous Chapter House at Reading Abbey, founded by Henry I in 1121, clearly demonstrate house’s wealth. It would once have been lavishly decorated & was the place where the monks assembled each day. The abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539 #readingabbey #abbeyruins #disssolution #henryviii

no where has made me feel so small as here

but in a good way

#abbeyruins #ruins #ancienthistory #historicengland #photography

Abbey ruins, Bury St Edmunds

Abbey Ruins at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, UK. It was built to house the body of St Edmund, who may still be on (or in) the grounds... somewhere. #BuryStEdmunds #AbbeyRuins #History

Creake Abbey ruins, Norfolk, UK. These fell into ruins (1506) before the dissolution of the monasteries. Fire, then plague finished it off. They became farm buildings for a while. I hope the cows liked their lofty living quarters! #CreakeAbbey #NorfolkHistory #AbbeyRuins #FarmLife

27th May 2023, a return to Haughmond Abbey in Shropshire and an overview of (almost) the entire site

#shropshire #abbey #abbeyruins #heritage #englishheritage #history #travel #photography #summersunshine #memories

..including these magnificent ceiling angels in the adjacent parish church #somerset #abbeyruins #churchart