Furness Abbey
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Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most power
The abbey in August 2007
Ruins of the abbey's former infirmary
View looking across the former guesthouse towards the Cemetery Gatehouse and main church building
The ruins of Furness Abbey seen from the south in the 1890s
Fountains Abbey
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Fountains Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England. It was founded in 1132 under the direction of Thurstan, archbishop of York, and over the next four centuries be
Furness Abbey
…Cumbria, England. The abbey dates back to 1123 and was once the second-wealthiest and most powerful Cistercian monastery in the country, behind Fountains Abbey, prior to its dissolution during the English Reformation. The abbey contains a number of individual Grade I Listed Buildings and is a Scheduled Monument…
West of the Abbey
Fountains Abbey - Huby's Tower
Interior of the abbey church looking down the nave
View of Fountains Abbey looking from west to south