Abbey Collection (page 19)

Arrival of the Queen at Westminster Abbey, London, 21 June, 1887, (1889). In 1887, the United Kingdom and the British Empire celebrated Queen Victorias Golden Jubilee

Railroads of the west, c1900. French postcard

Funeral of Charles Darwin, English naturalist, 1882. After his death at Down House, his home for forty years, the body of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was brought to Westminster Abbey, London, where

West facade of Forde Abbey, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
West facade of Forde Abbey, Dorset, 20th century. Former Cistercian monastery and Grade I listed building. John of Ford (c)

Norman Arch leading to cloisters, Dryburgh Abbey, Berwick-shire, Scotland, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Norman Arch leading to cloisters, Dryburgh Abbey, Berwick-shire, Scotland, 20th century. Founded on 10 November 1150, it was burned by English troops in 1322

South Front of Forde Abbey, and Long Pond, Dorset, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
South Front of Forde Abbey, and Long Pond, Dorset, 20th century. 16th and 17th century additions to 12th century Cistercian monastery in Dorset, England

Byland Abbey, Founded 12th Century, Yorkshire, England, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Byland Abbey, Founded 12th Century, Yorkshire, England, 20th century. A ruined abbey in North York Moors National Park. Founded in 1135, it was absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, 20th century. Founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury, as a nunnery of the Augustinian order, the Abbey served as a residence for the nobility

Byland Abbey, Yorkshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Byland Abbey, Yorkshire, 20th century. Ruined abbey in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, founded as a Savigniac abbey in January 1135 and absorbed by the Cistercian order in 1147

Jervaulx Abbey, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Jervaulx Abbey, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, 20th century. 12th century Cistercian abbey founded by Akarius Fitz Bardolph and dedicated to St. Mary in 1156

South Front of Forde Abbey, Dorset from the Long Pond, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
South Front of Forde Abbey, Dorset from the Long Pond, 20th century. 16th and 17th century additions to a former 12th century Cistercian monastery and Grade I listed building

Byland Abbey, 12th century
Byland Abbey, a Cistercian Abbey dissolved by Henry VIII, 12th century

Rievaulx Abbey, 12th century
Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire, a former Cistercian monastery dissolved in 1538 by Henry the Eigth. Founded by French monks from Clairvaux abbey, it was one of the richest abbeys in England, 12th century

The vaults in the cellarium of Fountains Abbey, 12th century

Fountains Abbey, illuminated, 12th century

Carved stone figure from Margam Abbey, 12th century
Carved stone figure from Margam Abbey, now at Margam Museum, 12th century

Cerisey-la-Foret in Normandy, 11th century
Cerisey-la-Foret in Normandy, a Romanesque Abbey-Church, 11th century

Detail of the Abbey-Church of St-Pierre-at-Mossaic, showing the 24 elders of the Apocalypse. This is in the tympanum above the west portal

Cloister in the Abbey of Mossaic, 11th century

Detail from the west front of Conques Abbey, 11th century
Detail from the west front of Conques Abbey, showing the Last Judgement and the Blessed in Heaven, 11th century

Abbey-Church of St Foy, 11th century
Abbey-Church of St Foy in Conques from the south, 11th century

Detail from a carving on Souillac Abbey, 12th century
Detail from a carving on Souillac Abbey, showing the Sacrifice of Isaac. Note the Angel above Abraham, holding back his hand and bringing a ram, 12th century

Detail of the west doorway of the Abbey-Church of St Foy, 8th century

The Chapel of St Pancras, 6th century
The Chapel of St Pancras in St Augustines Abbey. Built of Roman brick, it was claimed to be the site of King Ethelberts idol-house before his conversion, 6th century

St Augustines Abbey, 6th century
St Augustines Abbey, a Benedictine monastery, 6th century

Detail of a French frieze depicting the flight into Egypt, 12th century
Detail of a frieze depicting the flight into Egypt and presentation of Jesus at the Temple, from the west portal of Abbey-church of St Pierre in Mossaic, 12th century

Mellifont Abbey, 12th century
Mellifont Cistercian Abbey in County Louth, Ireland, 12th century

Easby Abbey, Yorkshire, founded 1152
Easby Abbey, Yorkshire, in July. The abbey was founded in 1152 by Roald, Constable of Richmond Castle, and dissolved by Henry VIII

Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen, Normandy, France. The abbey, which is dedicated to St Etienne (Stephen), was founded by William of Normandy (William I of England)

Statue of William the Conqueror, Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen, Normandy, France
Damaged statue of William the Conqueror, Abbaye aux Hommes, Caen, Normandy, France. William (1027-1087) founded the abbey, which is dedicated to St Etienne (Stephen), and is buried there

Hereward the Wake, Anglo-Saxon rebel, attacking Peterborough Abbey, 1070 (early 20th century). Hereward attacking the abbey in protest at William Is imposition of a Norman abbot

St Bernard of Clairvaux, 19th century. Born in Burgandy, Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153) became a Cistercian Abbot and one of the great Doctors of the Christian Church

Westminster Bridge, London, 1753. Westminster Abbey is on the right. At this date the Thames was a busy city thoroughfare, as can be seen from the amount of traffic on the river

Henry IV (1367-1413), first Lancastrian king of England, 1399. The son of John of Gaunt, Henry was known as Henry Bolingbroke after his birthplace in Lincolnshire

Queen Victorias coronation, 1837 (1887). The Archbishop of Canterbury placing the crown on Victorias (1819-1901) head in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1837

Queen Victorias coronation, 1837 and Golden Jubilee, 1887
Queen Victorias coronation, 1837, and Golden Jubilee, 1887. In the upper picture, the Archbishop of Canterbury is placing the crown on Victorias (1819-1901) head in Westminster Abbey, 28 June 1837

Joseph Addisons torchlight funeral in Westminster Abbey, 1719 (c1850). Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright and politician

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