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Roche Abbey South Yorkshire |
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Roche Abbey was founded in 1147 and for nearly 400 years a religious
community lived an orderly life of religious services, reading and
manual work until the Abbey's dissolution by Henry VIII in 1538.
Although not much remains, the ruins are dominated by the church which
dates from around 1180, the other buildings are visible only by their
foundation walls, however they do give a full picture of how a
Cistercian monastery was planned. Roche Abbey is important for it's fine
early Gothic architecture. |
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Inner Gatehouse |
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Looking through the archways of the Inner Gatehouse |
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Inner Gatehouse |
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Maltby Beck, water was important for any community and the beck divided the monastic buildings through 12th century stone channels. |
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Maltby Beck |
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The arch carried the refectory over the stream |
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A huge fireplace in what was the meat kitchen |
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South transept, the steps led from the cloister into the south aisle of the church |
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North transept |
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North transept small window |
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South transept |
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A cupboard used for storing sacred vessels |
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South transept |
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Rib vault in the south transept |
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South transept arch |
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Remains of the fires in the warming room, this was the only heated room where the fires would burn constantly during the winter months |
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Looking along the aisle of the church to the north and south transepts |
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Arch over Maltby beck |
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Roche Abbey |
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All Images © John Beres 2003-2008 |
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