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5. Rievaulx Abbey near Helmsley Click for the start of the new Rievaulx Abbey picture sequence
On the right is the great presbytery. The amazing high and grand stonework of the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey near Helmsley built by Cisterncian monks from 1132 onwards and now the remains are looked after by English Heritage. It was the first Cistercian outpost in the North of England.
On the left the end of the refectory. Many monks were recruited under the leadership of Abbot Ailred between 1147 and 1167.
Rievaulx's great cloister is of Ailred's time but most of the abbey buildings seen today are later and the big refectory and extended presbytery date from ~1200 and are much more elaborate in design the the austerity shown by the earlier Cistercian builders. Click for the start of the new Rievaulx Abbey picture sequence
The Cistercian monks first arrived in Rievaulx in 1113.
The abbey was founded by St Bernard of Clairvaux and 12 Clairvaux monks came to Rievaulx in 1132.
A peaceful setting for a picnic, and very appropriate, since they sit below the end of the magnificent refectory! Click for the start of the new Rievaulx Abbey picture sequence
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Refectory on the left, distant right the presbytery.
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The presbytery viewed through the ruins.
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Some of the old decorated medieval tiles.
The current picture of the ruins of Rievaulx Abbey. Click for the start of the new Rievaulx Abbey picture sequence North Yorkshire docspics pictures images © Phil Brown |
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