Blackfriars Priory,
Gloucester, dating to 1239.
Was a Dominican House. Dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. Scriptorium a particularly rare survival. Restored 1960 & now an events space. Today, I was there for Gloucester History Festival #blackfriars #blackfriarsgloucester #dissolutionofthemonasteries

Stunning Fountains Abbey near Ripon. A Cistercian House, it was founded in 1132. It was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. Now in the care of @nationaltrust.org.uk #fountainsabbey #dissolutionofthemonasteries #cistercians

Crowland Abbey - West front of the ruined nave (13th C) next to the church and bell tower.

Crowland Abbey - Green Man

Crowland Abbey - Dog-toothed Norman arch.

Crowland Abbey - Wooden epitaph on wall reads: “Beneath this place six foot in length, against ye Clarke pew, lyeth the Body of Abrm. Baly, he dyed ye 3 of Jan. 1704 Also ye Body of Mary his Wid: she dyed the 21 of May, 1705. Also ye Body of Abrm. son of ye sd. Abrm. and Mary he dyed ye 13 Jan. 1704 also 2 which dyed in their Enfancy. "Mans life is like unto a winters day, some brake their fast, and so depart away, others stay dinner then departs full fed, the longest age but supps and goes to bed. U, Reader, then behold and see: as wee must now so must ye bee."

A visit to #CrowlandAbbey (Croyland) today, believed to be the resting place of #HerewardTheWake

Well worth a visit.

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#Lincolnshire
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Byland Abbey - West front and ruined rose window.

Byland Abbey - South transept from the west doorway.

Byland Abbey - Beautiful 13th century tiles.

Byland Abbey - Stone carving of a leaf (could also be a seed pod)

A brooding #BylandAbbey this afternoon #NorthYorkshire
#NorthYorkMoorsNationalPark

Heavy skies to mark the end of a dust-dry summer.

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Stunning Fountains Abbey near Ripon in Yorkshire, one of the largest Cistercian monasteries in England. Founded 1132, it was dissolved by Henry VIII in 1539. Its penultimate abbot was hanged for his involvement in the Pilgrimage of Grace #fountainsabbey #abbey #dissolutionofthemonasteries #henryviii

Surviving ruins of Reading Abbey, founded by Henry I in 1121, give good sense of its importance. A parliament held there during reign of Henry VI. John of Gaunt wed his first wife Blanche of Lancaster there in 1359 #readingabbey #reading #kinghenry #henryi #henryviii #dissolutionofthemonasteries

The remains of Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire. #beaulieu #abbey #lordmontagu #history #historic #ruins #building #dissolutionofthemonasteries