The ruins of the abbey and cloisters and entrance, with several small children in the foreground. The abbey was founded as a Cluniac house by Henry I in 1121, but fell into disrepair after it was suppressed in 1539.

Date:
1890
Location:
Reading Abbey, Reading
Reference:
HT06734
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Medieval Abbey, People Posed, Derelict Or Ruin