Tag: Ruins
#SundayStills ~ If only old buildings and objects could talk…what stories would they tell #Photography
Hugh from Hugh's Views and News is hosting the Sunday Stills feature this week for Terri Webster Schrandt This week's theme is OLD. What images are conjured up by that word? And what things do you consider to be old? My choices today, I think, definitely deserve to be classed as old. The burial chamber, located on … Continue reading #SundayStills ~ If only old buildings and objects could talk…what stories would they tell #Photography
#WordlessWednesday ~ Penmon Priory & Dovecote #Photography #Ruins
#WordlessWednesday ~ A Woodland Walk #Photography
Whitby Abbey Ruins #Photography Yorkshire
The impressive ruins of Whitby Abbey are perched on a headland overlooking the town of Whitby and the North Sea, and are said to have been the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, along with certain areas of the town. Bronze age archaeological finds confirm the site was settled during that period. The Abbey was originally … Continue reading Whitby Abbey Ruins #Photography Yorkshire
#WordlessWednesday ~ #Helmsley Castle Ruins, Yorkshire #Photography
#WordlessWednesday ~ Valle Crucis ~ Another Abbey to fall foul of Henry VIII #Photography
#Historic Edlingham ~ #MondayBlogs Church & Castle #Ruins #EnglishHeritage
It was just by chance we found this tiny little hamlet of Edlingham, which comprises only a small group of houses and sits in a beautiful valley. I love finding unexpected treasures like this. Included in this out of the way place is the medieval 11th century church of St John the Baptist. According to … Continue reading #Historic Edlingham ~ #MondayBlogs Church & Castle #Ruins #EnglishHeritage
#WordlessWednesday ~ Historical #Anglesey #Photography
#WordlessWednesday #Lindisfarne Priory & Castle #Photography
#WordlessWednesday ~ Views from Conwy #Castle #Photography #Wales
Shaftesbury and the Abbey Ruins
The entrance to the Abbey The excavated foundations of the Abbey, once a Benedictine nunnery founded by King Alfred around 888AD and destroyed during the reign of Henry VIII in 1539. The Abbey ruins are enclosed by a walled garden. A statue of Alfred the Great The remains of a tomb.. and a marble coffin, … Continue reading Shaftesbury and the Abbey Ruins