Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire

Today's tower is somewhat older than the one posted by Lucy yesterday. It shows the tower built in the Abbey church during the abbacy of Marmeduke Huby (1495-1526).

Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England. It is located approximately three miles south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield, and some 28 miles west north west of York. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for over 400 years, until 1539, when Henry VIII ordered the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust and part of the designated “Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey UNESCO World Heritage Site”.

Katharine

[Graham Thresher]

A fabulous shot and super information.

[Bob]

Cool shot and nice story.

[Molly]

A lovely glimpse of this beautiful building.

[Denise fuller]

Great shot another of my favourite places, North Yorkshire just has so much to offer

[Ivan]

Super image, love the stone, nicely composed. We visited the abbey ?? years ago!

[Pete Roberts]

Went there in the early 80's and a lovely ruin to visit.

[Pyrrhula]

At the times I was In England I did love to visit those beautiful ruins. Now we have you beautiful pic.`s of them and that`s a great replacement for me . fav.
Thank you also for you nice comment and the fav. I`m very pleased with both .

[julia]

Nice shot, love to see these old buildings, NZ has nothing anywhere near as old as this..

[Gill W]

Gorgeous shot - love the detail.

[Lynne Hart]

Gorgeous historic shot, thanks for the commentary.

[Richard Sayer]

I've never visited this Abbey Katharine but I've clearly missed out. i shall be in Yorkshire in October - must see if I can fit a visit in.

[Tony]

Beautifully captured sliver of history. Fav

[bruni]

So much history of York. it looks like you never run out. this is a beautiful ruin. fav.

[Cathie]

So beautiful -- and amazing to think of the age of the structure.

[bkb in the city]

What a great looking place

[Dianne]

Such a great shot - the character of the building seems to come through.

[Therese]

Oh wow!!!! I love this!!!! FAV!

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg Thank you Graham. Glad you liked this lovely place. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bobhuegel Thank you. Glad you liked it. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin Thank you. I love visiting and couldn't believe we had had so long between visits. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@denisefuller Thanks Denise. There are many lovely spots. Hope this brought back good memories. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@ivan Thanks Ivan. It's nice when some things remain the same and yet don't! katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pjr Thanks. I love to visit and be reminded of some happy family days out as well as those when Ian and I first met. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula Thank you for the fav. I'm glad my picture brought back good memories for you. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@julzmaioro Thank you. You may not have ruins but you have some spectacular views in NZ. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@gillg Thank you. Glad you liked it. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@lhart Thank you. Glad you appreciated both picture and history. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@vignouse I think you would find visiting there very rewarding, especially as the trees should have their autumn colours by then. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@tonydebont Thank you for the fav and comment. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bruni The whole of Yorkshire has a rich history and some fabulous buildings. We are really fortunate to be able to access them Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@cathieg Thank you. I find it amazing so much is still standing thanks to the work of English Heritage and The National Trust who own the place. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity It is a wonderful place with so much to see and photo. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@dide Thank you for your lovely comment. Katharine

[Fisher Family]

@monkeykid Thank you for the enthusiastic fav! Katharine