Kirkstall Abbey - Kirkstall Abbey Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire, set in grounds on the north bank of the River Aire. It was originally founded c. 1152 and was over seventy five years in construction. It was closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under the auspices of Henry VIII. The ruins have been painted by artists such as J.M.W. Turner. The English Cistercian houses, of which there are such extensive and beautiful remains at Fountains, Rievaulx, Kirkstall, Tintern, Netley, etc., were mainly arranged after the same plan, with slight local variations. As an example, below is the groundplan of Kirkstall Abbey, one of the best preserved. The church here is of the Cistercian type, with a short chancel of.
Kirkstall - Kirkstall Kirkstall is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Leeds and on the River Aire. In the 12th century Cistercian monks founded Kirkstall Abbey, a daughter house of Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. The Abbey House Museum tells the story of the community and the town..
Abbey - Abbey An abbey (from the Latin abbatia, which is derived from the Syriac abba, "father"), is a Christian monastery or convent, under the government of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serve as the spiritual father or mother of the community. A priory only differed from an abbey in that the superior bore the name of prior instead of abbot. Priories were originally offshoots from the larger abbeys, to the abbots of which they continued subordinate; however, the actual distinction between abbeys and priories was lost by the Renaissance. The earliest known Christian monastic communities (see Monasticism) consisted of groups of cells or huts collected about a common centre, which was usually the house of some hermit or anchorite famous for holiness or singular asceticism, but.
Abbeys and priories in England - England Abbeys and priories in England is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other religious house in England. See also: List of abbeys and priories Abbeys and priories in Scotland Abbeys and priories in Wales Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England, Dissolution of the Monasteries Historic houses in England, Stately home UK topics Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Bedfordshire 2 Berkshire 3 Cambridgeshire 4 Cheshire 5 Co. Durham 6 Cumbria 7 Derbyshire 8 Devon 9 Dorset 10 East Riding of Yorkshire 11 East Sussex 12 Essex 13 Gloucestershire 14 Greater London 15 Herefordshire 16 Hertfordshire 17 Kent 18 Lancashire 19 Leicestershire 20 Lincolnshire 21 Norfolk 22 Northumberland 23 North Yorkshire 24.
West Yorkshire - Castleford, Cleckheaton, Copley Dewsbury Elland, Esholt Fairburn Ings, Farnley Garforth, Golcar, Gomersal, Greetland, Guiseley Halifax, England, Harewood, Hartshead, Hartshead Moor,Haworth, Hebden Bridge, Heptonstall, Holmfirth, Horbury, Huddersfield Ilkley Keighley, Kirkburton, Kirklees, Kirkstall Ledsham, Ledston, Leeds, Linthwaite, Littleborough, Liversedge Marsden, Meltham, Mirfield, Morley, Mytholmroyd Newmillerdam, New Farnley, Nostell Oakworth, Ossett, Oxenhope, Otley, Oulton Pontefract, Pudsey Queensbury Rastrick, Riddlesden, Ripponden, Rothwell, West Yorkshire Saltaire, Sandal, Scarcroft, Shelley, Shibden, Shipley, Slaithwaite, Sowerby Bridge, Stanbury Temple Newsam, Thornbury, Thornhill, Todmorden, Tong Wakefield, Walton, Watton, West Bretton, Wetherby, Whitkirk, Wilsden, Yeadon Places of interest Harewood House Cliffe Hall, also known as Cliffe Castle Emley Moor, site of the tallest self-supporting structure in the UK Esholt Hall Farnley Hall Firsby Hall Kirklees Hall Ledston Hall Linthwaite Hall Linton Hall Lotherton Hall Kershaw House East Riddlesden Hall Oulton Hall.
List of famous archaeological sites - Avebury Bignor Caerleon Castell Henllys Dan Y Coed Danebury Duggleby Howe Eildon Hill North Fishbourne Flag Fen Gough's Cave Grime's Graves Hen Domen Ironbridge Jorvik Kirkstall Abbey Little Woodbury Maes Howe Mine Howe Mother Grundy's Parlour Normanton Down Paviland Cave Pixie's Hole Quanterness Ring of Brogar Seahenge Silbury Hill Silchester Skara Brae Star Carr Stonehenge Trelech Trimontium Ulva Cave Vindolanda Windmill Hill Woodhenge Wroxeter Yeavering Uzbekistan Samarkand Zimbabwe Great Zimbabwe.
Jervaulx Abbey - Jervaulx Abbey Jervaulx Abbey was one of the great Cistercian abbeys of Yorkshire, founded in 1156. It was dissolved in 1537, and its last abbot was hanged for his part in the Pilgrimage of Grace. The ruins of the abbey are open to the public..
Hailes Abbey - Hailes Abbey Hailes Abbey is near Winchcombe in Gloucestershire, England. Founded in 1246 by Richard, Earl of Cornwall, King of the Romans and the younger brother of King Henry III of England, this once great Ciscertian abbey became a site of pilgrimage when Richard's son Edmund donated a phial of the holy blood to the community in 1270. Hailes Abbey was one of the last religious institutions to acquiesce following the Dissolution Act of 1536. Abbot Stephen Sagar and his monks finally surrendered their abbey to King Henry VIII's commissioners on Christmas Eve 1539. After the Dissolution, the west range was converted into a house and was home to the Tracy family in the seventeenth century, but these buildings were later demolished and now all that remains.
Holyrood Abbey - Holyrood Abbey Holyrood Abbey, located in Edinburgh, Scotland, within the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, was built in 1128 at the order of King David I of Scotland. The roof of the abbey collapsed in the 18th century, leaving it as it currently stands, a ruin. "Rood" is an old word for "cross," usually meaning that of Jesus Christ, so the name is equivalent to "Holy Cross." Since the fifteenth century, it has been the site of many royal coronations and marriage ceremonies..
Fountains Abbey - Fountains Abbey Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, first founded A.D. 1132. Though the buildings are now partly ruined, it is one of the largest and best preserved Cistercian houses in England and is a UNESCO World heritage site. It is now owned and maintained by the National Trust. The earliest buildings received considerable additions and alterations in the later period of the order, causing deviations from the strict Cistercian type. The church stands a short distance to the north of the river Skell, the buildings of the abbey stretching down to and even across the stream. We have the cloister (H) to the south, with the three-aisled chapter-house (I) and calefactory (L) opening from its eastern walk, and the refectory (S), with the kitchen (Q) and buttery (T) attached,.
Fontevraud Abbey - Fontevraud Abbey The Fontevraud Abbey (or Fontevrault Abbey) is located near Chinon, in Anjou, France. It was constructed between 1110 and 1119 and founded by Robert d'Abrissel who had just created a new order. The abbey contains the tombs of Eleanor of Aquitaine, her husband King Henry II of England, their son King Richard I of England, their daughter Joan, and Isabella of Angoulême, wife of their son King John. The monastery became quite successful, attracting many rich and noble abbesses over the years. The Plantagenets were large benefactors of the Abbey and King Henri II’s sister Mathilde was Abbess at Fontevraud. During the French revolution, the order was dissolved; the Abbey later became a prison and was given to the French Ministry of Culture in 1963..
Fonthill Abbey - Fonthill Abbey Fonthill Abbey - also known as Beckford's Folly - was a large Gothic-style building built in the turn of the 19th century in Wiltshire, England. Fonthill Abbey was a brainchild of William Beckford, son of a wealthy English businessman and student of architect Sir William Chambers. In 1771 when was ten years old, he inherited £1.000.000 and annual income of £100.000. After years of traveling abroad and a failed marriage he decided to have a Gothic cathedral built. Construction of the abbey begun 1795 in Beckford's estate near Hindon in Wiltshire, England. He built a 12-feet (3.6 meters) high and 7 miles (11 km) long wall around his estate to keep out unwanted spectators and hired James Wyatt as the leading architect. Over the protestations.
Kent - Mayfield Minster, Ramsgate, Maxton, Minster, Sheerness, Monkton Netlestead, Nettlestead Green, New Romney Orpington, Otford Paddock Wood, Penshurst Postling Ramsgate, Reculver, Rochester, Royal Tunbridge Wells Sandwich, Seal, Sevenoaks, Shoreham, Swanley, Sturry Tonbridge Walmer, Westerham, Whitstable Places of interest Bedgebury Pinetum Bodiam Castle Brenzett Chatham Dockyard maritime museum, ropery, RNLI lifeboat museum, police museum Chiddingstone Castle Cinque Ports Dungeness Power Station Hever Castle Headcorn small aviation museum and parachuting school Isle of Grain Isle of Thanet Kent Battle of Britain Museum Leeds Castle Manston Airport with two aviation museums Minster Abbey, Minster, Sheerness Penshurst Place Reculver Roman Fort Romney Marsh Royal Engineers Museum of Military Engineering, Gillingham Scotney Castle St. Augustine's Abbey, Canterbury Turner Gallery to open in Margate North Downs Way, a long distance footpath East Kent Railway, a heritage railway Kent.
Kenneth Anger - films were mostly destroyed. His first film to see distribution was Fireworks in 1947. While most of his films are short subject (ranging from 3.5 minutes to 30 minutes) mood pieces, in 1955 he made a documentary film of the ruins of Crowley's magical abbey in Cefalu, Sicily. During the late 60's he associated with The Rolling Stones, and Mick Jagger did the music for Anger's 1969 film Invocation of My Demon Brother. Several of his films are collected in the 4 volume Magick Lantern Cycle, these are marked * in the filmography. Filmography Who Has Been Rocking My Dreamboat (1941) Tinsel Tree (1941-1942) Prisoner of Mars (1942) The Nest (1943) Escape Episode (1944) Drastic Demise (1945) Escape Episode (shorter sound version) (1946) Fireworks (1947)* Puce Moment (1949)* The Love That.
Kelso - the River Tweed, a place famous for its salmon fishing. The town grew to service Kelso Abbey, founded by King David in 1128. Floors Castle lies in the town, while Hume Castle lies a few miles north of it..
King's College, Cambridge - around 80% of the British undergraduate intake were educated at state schools. The College's Chapel. The College's Chapel, considered a fine example of late Gothic architecture, was built over the period of 100 years in three stages. Much of the stone used to build the chapel came from Ramsey Abbey near Ramsey, Cambridgeshire. The Chapel choir traditionally broadcast their Nine Lessons and Carols on the BBC from the chapel on Christmas Eve. The Chapel is widely seen as the symbol of Cambridge, for example in the logo of the city council. Alumni of the College include E. M. Forster, Rupert Brooke, Alan Turing, John Maynard Keynes, Salman Rushdie, and Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend. The College is located at King's Parade, Cambridge CB2 1ST, UK, and is the only Oxbridge College.
Kilwinning Rangers - much as their rivals Irvine Meadow XI. They play their home games at Abbey Park and compete in the Western Region Junior League. They play in blue and white hoops. Honours: Scottish Junior Cup winners: 1908-09, 1998-99 Scottish Junior Cup runners-up: 1909-10, 1921-22 West of Scotland Cup: 1993-94, 1998-99 Ayrshire First Division winners: 1920-21, 1922-23, 1927-28, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1965-66, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01 Ayrshire Second Division winners: 1980-81, 1988-89, 1990-91 Ayrshire Cup: 1904-05, 1908-09, 1934-35, 1976-77, 1985-86, 1994-95, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2001-02 Ayrshire League Cup: 1929-30, 1998-99 Ayrshire District Cup: 1905-06, 1920-21, 1931-32, 1958-59, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02 North Ayrshire Cup: 1995-96, 1997-98, 1999-00, 2000-01 Western Intermediate League Cup: 1929-30 Irvine & District League: 1907-08, 1908-09, 1913-14.
Killarney - the side of one of a chain of three large lakes, part of a National Park. The city is also famous for its history, as well as the cathedral it is also home to Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey and Innisfallen Island, the location of a ruined monastery. Because of its natural and historical interest, and its close proximity to the Dingle peninsula, Skelligs and Ring of Kerry it is a popular tourist town. See also: Killarney Lakes (National Park). External Links http://www.killarney.ie/ http://www.killarneyonline.ie/ http://kerry.local.ie/killarney/.
Vézelay - commune in the Yonne département in the Burgundy region of France. The Benedictine abbey of Vézelay was founded in the 9th century. Shortly thereafter, it acquired the relics of Mary Magdalene and since then it has been an important place of pilgrimage. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux preached there in favor of a second crusade at Easter 1146, in front of King Louis VII. Richard I of England and Philip II of France met there to leave for the Third Crusade in 1190. With its sculpted capitals and portal, the Madeleine of Vézelay – a 12th century monastic church – is a masterpiece of Burgundian Romanesque art and architecture. Vézelay, Church and Hill were added to the UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites in 1979..
Vendôme - River, which here divides into numerous arms intersecting the town. On the south it is overlooked by an eminence on which stand ruins of the castle of the counts of Vendôme. The abbey-church of the Trinity has a fine facade in the florid Gothic style. The belfry, surmounted by a stone steeple, stands isolated in front of the church; it belongs to the middle of the 12th century, and is one of the finest examples of Transition architecture. Abbey buildings of various periods lie round the church. The church of La Madeleine (15th century) is surmounted by a stone spire, an indifferent imitation of that of the abbey. The fine tower of St. Martin (16th century) represents the vanished church of that name. The town hall occupies the old gate of.
