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Galleries Index Free Wall Paper and photo gallery: Yorkshire 04 - Fountains Abbey
A gallery of wallpaper and other images. This collection consists of images taken
in Fountains Abbey, 2004-06. Please do not link directly to my graphics as this is bandwidth theft. Download the graphic onto your own hard drive for your personal use only. Thank you and enjoy.
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Fountains
Abbey, North Yorkshire. |
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The interior of the church from the chancel, looking along into the nave.
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The south transept of the church. |
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A confusing view up into the high arches of the Chapel of the nine altars at the very east end of the church, with the great bell tower much further beyond. |
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A very large and unusual carving of the ancient pagan image of the Green Man, located in the chapel of the nine altars. |
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The angel carving on the reverse side of the same window, with the tendrils of the Green man clearly visible. |
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The north transept - the view up the facade of the great bell tower, constructed just before the dissolution of the monastery in 1539. |
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