Title

Fountains Abbey, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 1940-1949. Creator: Ethel Booty.

Caption

Fountains Abbey, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 1940-1949. A view of the east end of the nave, taken from inside the nave ruins. The photographer seems to be stood at the far right, on the south side of the nave, and the trefoil-headed recesses on the north side are clearly visible. The abbey was founded by Cistercian monks in 1132, and the main building periods took place between 1170-1247 and the late 15th century to the early 16th century. The abbey was owned by many people after the dissolution, and is currently owned by the National Trust.

Date

1940

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM23A78_424

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

75,3Mb (3,0Mb) / 20,1in x 14,5in / 6043 x 4353 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors building England event historical religious architecture wall walls archway arch monastery country religion British English color Yorkshire county ruins medieval ruin Christian Christianity location century Britain abbey concept ruined North Yorkshire Fountains Abbey B&W 1940s world heritage site Forties Architectural Feature Colour Cistercian black & white black and white B W mediaeval UNESCO Middle Ages white and black 20th century history historic decade Dissolution of the Monasteries 1540 TGN outside photograph Listed Building Grade I Aldfield Historic England Cistercian monastery Ethel Booty Booty Ethel Booty EM EM Booty