Furness Abbey
Barrow-In-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness Borough, Cumbria, England
Founded in 1123 by Stephen, Count of Boulogne, it was built originally for the Order of Savigny. Located in the 'Vale of Nightshade', south of Dalton-in-Furness, the abbey is built entirely out of local sandstone. It passed in 1147 to the Cistercians, who gradually enlarged and rebuilt the original ornate church. The majority of the current ruins date from the 12th and 13th centuries. By the 15th century, it had been completely re-modelled and had become the second richest and most powerful as well as one of the grandest - Cistercian Abbeys in England, behind Fountains Abbey.
The Abbey was disestablished and destroyed in 1537 during the English Reformation under the order of Henry VIII.
It now lies in ruins and is a popular tourist attraction, lying on the Cistercian Way — an ancient walk popular with tourists, which used to link the Abbey with the nearby town of Dalton-in-Furness.
Restoration work is taking place amid fears that part of the abbey could collapse
Founded in 1123 by Stephen, Count of Boulogne, it was built originally for the Order of Savigny. Located in the 'Vale of Nightshade', south of Dalton-in-Furness, the abbey is built entirely out of local sandstone. It passed in 1147 to the Cistercians, who gradually enlarged and rebuilt the original ornate church. The majority of the current ruins date from the 12th and 13th centuries. By the 15th century, it had been completely re-modelled and had become the second richest and most powerful as well as one of the grandest - Cistercian Abbeys in England, behind Fountains Abbey.
The Abbey was disestablished and destroyed in 1537 during the English Reformation under the order of Henry VIII.
It now lies in ruins and is a popular tourist attraction, lying on the Cistercian Way — an ancient walk popular with tourists, which used to link the Abbey with the nearby town of Dalton-in-Furness.
Restoration work is taking place amid fears that part of the abbey could collapse
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- Percent photographed84%
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Barrow-In-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness Borough, Cumbria, England
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Dalton-in-Furness, Barrow-in-Furness Borough, Cumbria, England
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Dendron, South Lakeland District, Cumbria, England
- Total memorials314
- Percent photographed31%
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- Added: 16 Dec 2013
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2523645
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