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Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire

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Nov 2011
AUTHOR Mark Newton
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art & photography

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  • Kath

    I’ve not been there for years. Was it your first time?

  • http://markcnewton.com Mark Newton

    No, I’ve been there several times over the years. Rievaulx Abbey is probably my favourite one in the North of England, for the splendid architecture. Byland, not too far from Rievaulx Abbey, is splendid too. 

  • http://www.folkale.com Darren Turpin

    Love that second shot of the vaults. I can smell the ale maturing down there in days gone by.

  • http://markcnewton.com Mark Newton

    There were a few monk-type ales in the shop as it happens. Don’t think they were brewed on site though! 

  • Kath

    Cool, cool. I’ll mention those places to the Daily Mail Reader, she likes to visit churches and stuff.

  • Hélène BLANCHARD

    This is huge! especially as it seems old enough to retain romanesque (hope that’s the good word) elements. Great Britain and ruined abbeys

  • http://markcnewton.com Mark Newton

    It is absolutely huge. There are indeed a lot of classical elements to the architecture and even the surrounding estates, which were developed far later in the 17th and 18th Century. 

    There’s plenty more there on the abbey grounds: http://www.fountainsabbey.org.uk/html/visiting/what-to-see/the-abbey/

    And tea rooms, of course. :)

  • http://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/ Martin

    Did you go to Brimham Rocks whilst you were up there? My favourite piece of the British landscape.

  • http://markcnewton.com Mark Newton

    I’ve been there many years ago – my folks live not too far away from Brimham Rocks, as it happens. It is a rather striking place, isn’t it? 

  • http://everythingisnice.wordpress.com/ Martin

    Indeed. When geography goes Weird!

  • http://twitter.com/DDSyrdal D. D. Syrdal

    These pictures are fantastic. Love the lighting effect on the first one.

  • http://markcnewton.com Mark Newton

    Thanks – yeah, that first one was really the pick of the bunch.