The engraving in entitled 'Remains of the Church, Thornton Abbey'.
Printed underneath the image is 'Engrav'd by J. Greig, for the Antiquarian & Topographical Cabinet, from a Drawing by J. Hardwick'.
At the bottom of the card there is also the note ' Publish'd for the Proprietors by W Clarke New Bond St & J Carpenter, Old Bond St. Feb 11809.
Thornton Abbey was an Augustinian house founded as a priory by William Le Gros around 1139. It was raised to an abbey in 1148 and, after the Reformation, became a college of secular priests and a school. The school was suppressed by Edward VI in 1547 and was demolished after 1602. Of the church, only the south wall of the south transept survives above the lower courses.
This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.
This is part of the Series: RBO01/20 Early Photographic Print Collection: Humberside; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection
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Engraver: Greig, John
Artist: Hardwick, J
Medieval Abbey, Medieval Church, Derelict Or Ruin