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Pleasure of Ruins / 5 Jervaulx Abbey
5 years ago, I ventured North to see a longstanding friend who I see all too rarely these days. Whilst there I got to revisit Rievaulx Abbey, and this enchanting, privately owned abbey, also one of the...
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Pleasure of Ruins / 7 Jerpoint Abbey
Another marvellous old abbey ruin – alas not a great deal of it still standing. Jerpoint abbey was founded in 1160, and colonised by Cistercian monks soon after. It follows the conventional Cistercian...
View ArticlePleasure of Ruins / 8 Abbaye de Jumieges
One from about a decade ago, whilst journeying back in Northern France, the most imposing abbey of Jumieges. A most majestic 11th century ruin. I thought the structure was not dissimilar to Fountains,...
View ArticleF could be for Fontevraud
I have previously shown an image of the cloisters at Fontevraud abbey, and today will show a little more of this imposing place. For a little of the history of this place, see here A few images I took, in
View ArticlePleasure of Ruins / 11 – Time travel to Valle Crucis
I have just retitled this, as it seemed appropriate to add the post to a series I started some years ago. Yesterday, Becky posted ‘A Thursday throwback’ which in turn led to ‘Time Travel in Wales’ with...
View ArticleThe ruined abbey through the trees
Another view of the abbey folly at Painshill: Linked to February Squares at Becky’s here
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