Former Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin

  • Description

    "This was originally the church of a Cistercian monastery founded in 1150 by monks from Melrose, and it survived as the parish church after the dissolution of the monasteries by King Henry VIII. the present fabric incorporates restorations from 1703 until very recently, following a disastrous fire in 2006." Photo by Anne Burgess, 2018.
  • Owner

    Anne Burgess
  • Source

    Geograph (Geograph)
  • License

    What does this mean? Creative Commons License
  • Further information

    Link: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5792103
    Resource type: Image
    Added by: Edmund Anon
    Last modified: 6 years, 1 month ago
    Viewed: 425 times
    Picture Taken: 2018-05-07
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