The remains of a Cistercian abbey founded in 1148, set on the banks
of the Ribble against a backdrop of dramatic hills. After its
dissolution in 1536, the monks were briefly returned to the abbey
during the Pilgrimage of Grace. They remained in...
This elaborate pinnacled 15th-century gatehouse, in East Anglian
flushwork, is the sole survivor of the Benedictine abbey of St
John. It was stormed by Parliamentarian soldiers during the Civil
War siege of 1648.
The ruins of a 13th-century Premonstratensian abbey, later
converted into a Tudor mansion. The church was rebuilt as a grand
turreted gatehouse. New information panels tell the story of the
monastery and its conversion into a mansion. There is also a...
The 14th-century gatehouse of the nearby Cistercian abbey, the
second wealthiest monastery in Lancashire, beside the River Calder.
The first floor was probably a chapel.
Fountains Abbey has been described as the 'crown and glory of all
that monasticism has left us in England'. There are 800 years of
history to be explored in the 320-hectare (790-acre) estate, a
World Heritage Site combining architecture and landscape...
Established in 1154, Stoneleigh Abbey has more than 800 years of
history: Jane Austen lived here and used descriptions of its grand
interiors in her novels; Queen Victoria and Prince Albert stayed in
1858; and Prince Charles visited in 2003. Medieval...