Glyn Coppack: 2 books
Fountains Abbey
The Cistercians in Northern England
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2009
Within the stunning eighteenth-century park of Studley Royal in Yorkshire, lie the ruinous remains of Fountains Abbey – one of the finest examples of Cistercian architecture in Europe. Drawing on contemporary historical evidence, the results of excavations, and his English Heritage conservation...
by Glyn Coppack
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2009
At the height of the middle ages, there were hundreds of abbeys and priories throughout England. The ruins of some of those that were destroyed at the time of the Dissolution of the Monasteries are today seen as iconic medieval buildings - such as Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire, designated a World Heritage...