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  • Ilkley – April 2015. Kirkstall AbbeyLeeds. Knaresborough – June 2013. Lawnswood Cemetery – Leeds.
  • Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds was a Cistercian monastery and was founded over 800 years ago. It did not escape Henry VIIIs ‘Dissolution of the Monasteries’ and in...
  • Consider a trip to Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds. The Abbey was built in 1159 along the banks of the River Aire and was a working Monastery for hundreds of years.
  • Colonel North gifted Kirkstall Abbey to the Leeds Corporation who undertook extensive renovation and in 1895 it opened to the public.
  • One of Britain's best preserved abbeys, Kirkstall Abbey was founded in 1152 by a party of Cistercian monks from Fountains Abbey and was closed down in.
  • Kirkstall Abbey is a must-see for anyone visiting Leeds. With its stunning architecture, fascinating history, and beautiful grounds, it is a place that will stay with...
  • Kirkstall Abbey is located at Abbey Road, Leeds - LS5 3EH. Besides this history museum, there are nine more history museums listed in Leeds.
  • Ruined but prideful, forgotten but known, beautifully neglected — Kirkstall Abbey is a lot of things to a lot of people. ... Free Things to Do in Leeds feature.
  • West Leeds heritage: Kirkstall Abbey. Photo: MARK STEVENSON. The Abbey had a full-time caretaker by the 1800s, but more often than not you would have...