Monday 28 August 2017

Cellarium - Fountains Abbey

Although I enjoyed seeing the Pheasants and Squirrels, the real reason to go to Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire was to see the remains of the Cistercian Abbey.  Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years, until 1539, when it was closed on the orders of Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

I had seen lots of pictures of the remains of main building, so rather than show more of them, I will share some images from one of the areas that I liked the most.  The cellarium was the part of the Abbey where food and drink was stored.  I would love to know what it looked like when it was full of life and food.





The green cast in the pictures is not a mistake, it really did look like that!  Centuries of moss must have stained the stone - and it could also be green light from the lawns outside!

You can find more shots from around the world at Our World Tuesday.

25 comments:

  1. Hi Stewart, beautiful shots of that part of the Abbey, I've never been myself, but I have abiding memories of BBC footage of a family of Stoats that live in the grounds.
    All the best Gordon.

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  2. Hari OM
    OOOoooooohhhh apart from the history, I's drooling over the symmetry of the architecture!!! YAM xx

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  3. Wow, what an amazing place. Awesome shots of the Abbey! Happy Monday, enjoy your day and new week!

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  4. Such splendid arches from such an early age. Incredible really!

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  5. Wow! Fantastic looking architecture. Great photos.

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  6. Wow!!! So amazing! Beautiful pics Stewart!

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  7. Stunning photos, they knew how to build things properly in those days!
    Have a good week. Cheers Diane.

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  8. Those arched ceilings are wonderful!

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  9. What spectacular architecture! It's a wonder that part is still standing. The Cistercian Abby we visited in the Cotswolds was not as lucky.

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  10. Love, love, love it. How did you manage to photograph it without all the crowds?

    Worth a Thousand Words

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  11. Beautiful photos of the lovely Abby ~ ^_^

    (A ShutterBug Explores)

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  12. I would not be able to stop staring at that vaulted ceiling!

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  13. How gorgeous! And a little eerie with the green arches.

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  14. Excellent photos. A beautiful and amazingly preserved place.

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  15. Very impressive architecture and built in a time when there were no cranes and bulldozers. It boggles the mind how they were able to accomplish this and such beauty ... I think the green adds to the beauty of the structure, but, of course, as green is my favorite color, I would see it as beautiful. This is awesome, Stewart ...

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  16. These photos just took my breath away! Oh how I would love to walk under those amazing arches! Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this.

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  17. Such a beautiful place. That last shot is so wonderful.

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  18. The green light really does something wonderful to those arches!
    Kay
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  19. Wow! That is an amazing space. Almost surreal looking.
    Great photos Stewart!

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  20. Oh I am so thankful to be catching up a bit, what a glorious place and the moss stained structures make it even more wonderful. I love the architecture and the arches.

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