Whitby Abbey

Another view of Whitby Abbey on a cold windy morning.

Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom. The abbey and its possessions were confiscated by the crown under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1545.

[Susan Wakely]

The Benedictine monks were so resourceful.

[gloria jones]

Super capture and narrative

[Kitty Hawke]

Excellent....and that lovely blue sky.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot of beautiful looking architecture.

[Babs]

What a magnificent building.

[Renee Salamon]

Lovely shot

[Carole Sandford]

It’s an amazing ruin. Is it me or is this leaning to the left?

[Sand Lily]

So beautiful. seems a shame that it is a ruin.

[Granny7(Denise)]

@carole_sandford I hadn’t noticed that, it could be a wonky angle!

[Granny7(Denise)]

@sandlily I bet it was truly amazing when in its full glory @rensala @onewing @mittens @cutekitty @seattlite @wakelys thank you for your comments and for getting me on the TP

[haskar]

Beautiful architecture and lovely shot.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Dawn]

Fabulous fav

[Delwyn Barnett]

What incredible history!

[Peter Dulis]

Lovely capture

[Fisher Family]

A beautiful shot of this lovely abbey. The sun is highlighting the stone beautifully - fav!

Ian

[Rosie Kind]

This really shows the size of the abbey with people in the foreground

[Nigel Rogers]

Amazing shot

[Islandgirl]

Lovely architecture!

[bkb in the city]

Very nice shot

[Walks @ 7]

Powerful capture and I love how its endured long after Henry tried to have it destroyed. The people give the scale that this beautiful structure deserves.