Great pictures Rob. I believe they are going to start up displays of high school riding again at the Marquis of Newcastle's place. Next time stay on the road north and come to Northumberland.
Martin
They are the best photos of the Abbey I have ever seen...I have an immense interests in ruin Abbey's and steam engines and Art Deco,,,,(aircraft too)....many years ago I did an Icing sugar model of Rievaux Abbey at the yearly Le Salon Culimnaire in Perth....I was fortunate enough to win a Gold Medal and a cook Book....I would have loved to have had your photos then.....can you post some art Deco some time....I have lost some really good photos I had...thrown out by mistake,,,,,,,,regards TomBApart from my interests in all things WW1,WW2, art deco travel art, Italy's national food and sharing a few drinks with my good friends and fellow collectors in London....I have another hobby that my wife and I have shared for more than twenty years.
This is discovering British Castles/stately homes and other historical sites from across this great country of ours. For years we have visited dozens and dozens of them famous and obscure from mainly the southern half of the country, from London, to Gloucester, from Cornwall to Wales . But up until this last weekend we'd not ventured north. However we put this right with a really enjoyable trip to the great city of York. For those who have not been there York is packed with history and things to see and do. It also has in its outer environs many Castles and stately homes that are in the great tradition of this country, world class.
In three days we took three hundred pics! But don't worry I'll only post 299 here:wink2:
Here is the lovely Rievaux Abbey. Its set in beautiful and peaceful countryside to the North of York. Was a thriving and hugely successful community for hundreds of years with its inhabitants farming and making the most of the host of nature's bounty available right on the doorstep. That was of course until Henry VIII needed the cash of course and it was closed. The inhabitants were forced to give it to the King and were paid off. Contractors were brought in to partially demolish this wonderful building, a huge shame as it must have been magnificent . During this partial demolition one of the huge supporting columns fell on to one of the foreman overseeing the work crushing him beneath. The workers thinking it was an act of God fled the seen and never returned, leaving their fellow workers body to be eventually found hundreds of years later.
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Great....looking forward to the photos.....have seen quiet a bit of the old Art Dec building's in the TV series ...Periot..wrong spelling but you would know who it is..I .remember when I was a kid...several of the old picture theature's in Sydney were built in the Art Deco style...Fantastic ........cheers TomB
What a great thread Rob! I love visiting England and the North just might be my favorite area of all. I am also a castle enthusiast and every time we visit the UK, we have to take in several castles/cathedrals/abbeys/manor houses. We sign up for the English Heritage and National Trust passes, rent a car and off we go.
Here are a few photos (literal photos in an albulm as these were taken many years ago before digital carmeras {eek3} so the quality is not all that good) from some of our visits in the North of England. Rievaulx Abbey is one of my all time favorites and we've had a couple of visits there. Another of the photos is in the town of Bamburgh with the castle in the background. The last photo is of Warkworth Castle.
What a great thread Rob! I love visiting England and the North just might be my favorite area of all. I am also a castle enthusiast and every time we visit the UK, we have to take in several castles/cathedrals/abbeys/manor houses. We sign up for the English Heritage and National Trust passes, rent a car and off we go.
Here are a few photos (literal photos in an albulm as these were taken many years ago before digital carmeras {eek3} so the quality is not all that good) from some of our visits in the North of England. Rievaulx Abbey is one of my all time favorites and we've had a couple of visits there. Another of the photos is in the town of Bamburgh with the castle in the background. The last photo is of Warkworth Castle.
Looks like you mostly avoided the rain!
I hope you enjoyed your visit to our county.
Martin
I've always enjoyed our trips to England and the countryside is truly spectacular. The North of England is one of my favorite places. I've been up your way twice, but it was several years ago now. I hope to get back there one day soon. We've been somewhat lucky on the rain on our trips. Of course as I'm sure you know being from Northumberland, even if it looks like no rain, in England rain can pop up almost any time.
