- Leeds' most impressive medieval structure is beautiful Kirkstall Abbey, founded in 1152 by Cistercian monks from Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire.
- Kirkstall Abbey, located on the outskirts of Leeds in Yorkshire county, is a historical site that offers a glimpse into the past.
- Colonel North gifted Kirkstall Abbey to the Leeds Corporation who undertook extensive renovation and in 1895 it opened to the public.
- wildflower meadow near Kirkstall abbey I approached on foot from Leeds, via Bridge Road on the eastern side of the Abbey.
- The Kirkstall Abbey Leeds architecture is typical of the Cistercian style and Features a cruciform church with a long nave, transepts, and a splendid chapter house.
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- [Link https://www.leeds.gov.uk/museumsandgalleries/kirkstallabbey Kirkstall Abbey] is one of Britain's most beautiful ruined abbeys.
- Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds. Medieval magnificence. Imagine the lives of Cistercian monks 800 years ago, walking through the cloisters to their church in the early...
- Yes, it is extremely easy to go to Kirkstall Abbey from the Leeds Train Station. I took the bus and there is a bus stop right outside the Abbey.
- On the 19th May 1152 the monks moved to Kirkstall, a large part of the Abbey was built between 1152 and 1182. ... abbey.house@leeds.gov.uk.