Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire
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| RIBApix ref no |
RIBA5621 |
| Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971)
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| Country | UK: England |
| City | Whitby |
| Subject Date | 1200 |
| Image Date | 1954 |
| View | Exterior |
| Style | Gothic |
| Medium | Photoprint |
| Library Reference | ESP/ABB/565 (ES1353.1) |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Colour / B&W |
Black and white |
| Credit |
Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
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| Notes |
NOTES:
The original Benedictine monastery founded on this site in c. 657 fell to Viking attack in 867 and was abandoned. It was re-founded in 1087 and a new abbey was built during the 13th and 14th centuries. It was dissolved in 1540 and abandoned.
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Subject tags
stone, ruins, abbeys