Exterior view from the cloisters of the west front of the Chapter House at Kirkstall Abbey, showing the round-headed entrance arches

Date:: 1850 - 1900

Location:: Kirkstall Abbey, Abbey Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, Leeds

Reference:: OP04604

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

Kirkstall Abbey, a Cistercian monastery, was founded in 1152. The west end of the Chapter House, seen here, dates from the later 12th century, while the east end dates from the 13th century.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/48 Early Photographic Print Collection: West Yorkshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Fowler Jones, George

Keywords

Medieval Cistercian Monastery, Medieval Abbey, Medieval Chapter House