Following on from part one, not far from Rievaulx Abbey is an abbey that I'd not heard of before, which is called Byland Abbey.
Me and my mate Gaz visited both places on the same day, sadly, there's not much left of this one, with the main wall that contained the rose window being the largest part left, again, thanks to Henry VIII.
When I was there (about 5 or so years ago), there was a cake shop opposite the abbey, and it was gorgeous, so before our venture round, we had some cake and a cup of tea to warm up a little bit.
Here is a snippet from Wikipedia about the abbey:
Byland Abbey is a ruined abbey and a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, in the North York Moors National Park.
It was founded as a Savigniac abbey in January 1135 and was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147. It was not an easy start for the community who had had to move five times before settling at New Byland, near Coxwold in 1177.
Its early history was marked by disputes with no fewer than four other religious establishments: (Furness Abbey, Calder Abbey, Rievaulx Abbey and Newburgh Priory). However, once it had overcome this bad start, it was described in the late 14th century as "one of the three shining lights of the north". Its financial success was not as great as that of places like Rievaulx, but it was famed for its sheep rearing and wool exports. Its church was said to be among the finest 12th-century churches in Europe.
In October 1322, King Edward II was at Byland Abbey when the Battle of Old Byland took place. The marauding Scots caught Edward so unaware, that he fled to York leaving many precious items behind.
In the late 12th century the abbey had a complement of 36 monks and 100 lay brothers, but by the time of the dissolution in November 1538, the abbey was host only to 25 monks and an abbot. In 1539, its site was granted to Sir William Pickering.
The site is now maintained by English Heritage and is scheduled as an ancient monument by Historic England with grade I listed status. In October 2017, the west frontage of the church, including the famed Rose Window, underwent extensive conservation work to repair water damage and to repoint the stone walls.
I also read somewhere that the abbey influenced designs of other buildings, including York Minster.
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The original floor of Byland Abbey. You can easily imagine how this looked before the Abbey was destroyed.
I am so surprised about the details that are still in this flooring, it's hard to imagine the hundreds of years it's been there.
Yes, I was being a fatty and couldn't resist this, it was all home made stuff too, proper gorgeous.
The next few shots are of Rievaulx Abbey, as there was issues with the original "Exploring Old Abbeys Part One" post, as on peakd, not all images were showing, these are my Rievaulx Abbey shots, so if you missed them, here they are:
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Nice shots pal and kudos for the cream tea shot!
lol, cheers mate, couldn't resist putting a pic of it on as it was very nice lol.
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Amazing place and story and great photos!