Window

Studley Royal

18th century park grounds epitomizing the picturesque movement. the abbey is made into a picturesque movement, a faraway past with the ideals of the ancient greeks allowed close contact and construction.

St. Mary's

on the left is the column of archaeology post grads, St Mary's ahead, and a herd of deer to the right

Neo-gothic, designed by Burgess

Fountains Abbey

you can see the extent of the monastery from the plan


The 15th century window must've been tremendous


looking across the nave

peeking towards the altar site

entrance to a side chapel

looking from the chancel


flocks of birds added to the feel of the place


the chapter house...the bases of the columns for the vaulted are visible

cloisters

earlier round arch and later pointed arch


now truncated spiral staircase

abbot's house


offset arches


the tall arches behind the altar

looking up the tower

down the ambulatory

schoolchildren on a field trip in their mock monk's robes. did we postgrads want some? oh yeah.

more chapter house, you can see the benches

doesn't that look like fun?

final view of the cathedral from a hill, the ruined ground story allows for a relatively flat horizon to the taller central church