ipernity: England - Rural North Yorkshire by Doug Shepherd

Folder: Yorkshire

This, the largest of Yorkshire's four counties – and the largest county in England – is also the most beautiful. Unlike the rest of northern England, it has survived almost unscathed by the Industrial Revolution. Since the Middle Ages, North Yorkshire has been almost exclusively about sheep and the woolly wealth they produce.
Rather than closed-down factories, mills and mines, the man-made monumen… (read more)

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Kirkham Bridge spans the River Derwent (Plus 1 x P…

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Constructed in 1806. By John Carr. The bridge has one pointed arch and two segmental arches divided by cutwaters forming refuges on the narrow road. Now grade II listed.

13th Century Arched Laver

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The lavatorium,also anglicised as laver and lavatory, was the communal washing area located in the west cloister. The two large arched recesses, dating from the late 13th century with geometric tracery panelling on the rear wall, formed the laver. Canons were required to wash before meals; thus the laver was typically adjacent to the refectory. The laver had a piped water supply with taps that were probably set over a lead or pewter washing trough.

Kirkham Priory (3)

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21st century North Yorkshire landscape viewed through a rather ornate late 12th century doorway. This doorway formed the entrance to the refectory from the cloister.

Kirkham Priory (1)

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Remains of a tall window in the ruins of the east end of the 13th century priory church. Kirkham was established in about 1122 by the Augustinian Order, on a site which almost certainly had an existing church dating from the late Saxon period.The founder of Kirkham was Walter l'Espec, who had recently been given land by the king.

Vaulted Entrance to the Cloister

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The west of the priory church and the vaulted entrance to the cloister with the remains of the chapel above. Kirkham was established in about 1122 by the Augustinian Order, on a site which almost certainly had an existing church dating from the late Saxon period.The founder of Kirkham was Walter l'Espec, who had recently been given land by the king.