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Whitby Abbey Church - North Transept and Nave wall

Whitby Abbey Church - North Transept and Nave wall
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Transepts are the short arms in a cross-shaped church; the place where they intersect with the long axis is called the crossing. Transepts allowed for extra-side chapels with alters which could be separately dedicated. At Whitby, an eroded late medieval inscription in the north transept used to say 'John of Brumton, sometime servant of God' dedicated an alter to the 'Blessed Mary' there. At Whitby, the north transept stands to its full height and is well preserved, whereas the south transept fell in 1736.

Much of the Nave of the Abbey collapsed in 1762, although enough remains standing to demonstrate its scale and plan. The north wall of the Nave (shown here) has three simple 13th century lancet windows, the remaining windows date from the 14th century and are much larger with elaborate tracery.

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 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
A fabulous abbey church, Doug !! Fantastic against this pretty blue sky ***************************
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet
Many thanks fro your kind words Marie-claire.

Best regards, Doug
6 years ago.
 John Cass
John Cass
Brilliant shot, nicely composed.
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to John Cass
Thanks very much for your kind comment John.

Best wishes, Doug
6 years ago.
 MOULOUD ELHMAMI
MOULOUD ELHMAMI
صورة مذهلة وجميلة
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to MOULOUD ELHMAMI
Thanks very much for your kind words Mouloud.

Best wishes, Doug
6 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Good to see the people in the picture to gauge the scale. I know I have said it before, but it does look magnificent against the blue sky!
Best wishes, Rosa.
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne
Thanks so much for your visit and kind comments Rosa.

Best wishes, Doug
6 years ago.
 Boarischa Krautmo
Boarischa Krautmo club
beautiful!
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo club
Thanks very much for your kind comment Boarischa.

Best regards, Doug
6 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Grandiose et très réussie.
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Malik Raoulda club
Thanks very much for your kind comment Malik.

Best wishes, Doug
6 years ago.
 trester88
trester88 club
Großartig! Sehr schöner Schattenwurf!
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to trester88 club
Thanks very much trester.

Best regards, Doug
6 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Phenomenal shot!

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6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to William Sutherland club
Many thanks for your kind comment William.

Best regards, Doug
6 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Good shot and I like the explanatory notes.
Best wishes,
Andy
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Many thanks for your visit and kind comment Andy.

Best regards, Doug
6 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
this is beautiful!
happy new week:D
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Annemarie club
Thanks very much Annemarie.

A happy week for you also, Doug
6 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
GORGEOUS!************************
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Nouchetdu38 club
Thank you very much Nouchetdu.

Best wishes, Doug
6 years ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
I wonder how it looks like on a misty day, though I love the light here...I can imagine, how imposing this church once was!
6 years ago.
Doug Shepherd club has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
On a misty day it is very atmospheric indeed, unfortunately I have never been able to get a good photograph in such circumstances. As churches go it was quite large, about the same size as the cathedral at Ripon which is about 90 mtrs long.

Thanks for your visit, Doug
6 years ago.

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