A World of Pipes, Murrderr and Romans

[English Bloke]

Camera looking South. The North Yorkshire Dales are behind me.




We also stopped off at Lanercost Priory. It was founded in 1169 (or thereabouts) as an Augustinian monastery. Despite being "dissolved" by Henry VIII in 1536 (during the dissolution of the monastries) parts of the original foundation survive and are still in use.








The nave of the original priory church survives as the local parish church (Church of England) - services were allowed to continue after the dissolution as the building was used as a parish church. The church is dedicated to Mary Magdalene (a statue of her, given by Edward I, sits near the top of the west elevation of the church). The west range of the monastic buildings, known as the Dacre Hall also survived the dissolution and now serves as the local village hall.


Stained glass window. Loosly translated it says "Esteemed Doctor".


The final leg of the drive home seemed to take forever and I was pretty tired by the time we did get back to the house. Good fun trip though. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.