A view looking north across the interior of what was formerly the undercroft of the monks' dormitory, on the east side of the cloister at Fountains Abbey

Date:: 26 Jun 1923

Location:: Fountains Abbey, Undercroft To Monks' Dormitory, Lindrick With Studley Royal And Fountains, Harrogate, North Yorkshire

Reference:: CC78/00218

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The building, which stands to the south of the Chapter House and runs along a north-south axis, was formerly the site of the monks' dormitory. The ruins which are visible form the ground floor of the building, whilst the monks would have slept in the upper room which has not survived.

Content

This is part of the Series: LMS01/01 London Midland and Scottish Railway Negatives - Architectural Subjects; within the Collection: LMS01 London Midland and Scottish Railway Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Medieval Cistercian Monastery, Medieval Undercroft, Medieval Abbey