It’s funny how much you take places like this for granted when you grow up with them. My first reaction to this picture was: “Oh, I’ve had a picnic there.”
victoremmanuel_Isays
Yorkshire is one of the most beautiful places on earth
historicc_laundromatsays
One of the few posts on this sub that doesn’t enrage me. There’s still so much of it left and it’s eerily beautiful.
VHSRootsays
Those look gorgeous.
SunTzuAnimalsays
Why were the monasteries dissolved? Was it related to Church of England?
Edit: Yep – Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547)
ManInKiltsays
r/farpeoplehate
MarchionessofMayhemsays
Fucking Henry. It’s pretty 500 years later, but it didn’t have to be this way.
Bede_the_Venerablesays
It’s ‘largely destroyed’ in that it’s missing a roof, glass, and all its internal fixtures and fittings, but compared to the other dissolved English monasteries it’s among the most complete. It’s rare for a majority of the walls to survive to almost their full height.
GoldenSquid says
Looks like a set of Ayleid Ruins from Oblivion!
SiMatt says
It’s funny how much you take places like this for granted when you grow up with them. My first reaction to this picture was: “Oh, I’ve had a picnic there.”
victoremmanuel_I says
Yorkshire is one of the most beautiful places on earth
historicc_laundromat says
One of the few posts on this sub that doesn’t enrage me. There’s still so much of it left and it’s eerily beautiful.
VHSRoot says
Those look gorgeous.
SunTzuAnimal says
Why were the monasteries dissolved? Was it related to Church of England?
Edit: Yep – Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547)
ManInKilt says
r/farpeoplehate
MarchionessofMayhem says
Fucking Henry. It’s pretty 500 years later, but it didn’t have to be this way.
Bede_the_Venerable says
It’s ‘largely destroyed’ in that it’s missing a roof, glass, and all its internal fixtures and fittings, but compared to the other dissolved English monasteries it’s among the most complete. It’s rare for a majority of the walls to survive to almost their full height.