Shap Abbey, Cumbria, England. (Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It! - Report bad link
Founded in 1201 by Premonstratensian Canons from France it was built on land given by Thomas, son of Gospatric.
Many of the visible details date from the 13th, 14th, 15th and early 16th centuries, showing that there was a continuous program of improvement.
(Added: 1-Oct-2006 Hits: 486)
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St Mary the Less, Westley Waterless. (Rating: 7.17 Votes: 6) Rate It! - Report bad link
The Small hamlet of Westley Waterless has been virtually unchanged in hundreds of years and the Parish church of St Mary the Less dates back to the 11th Century and was built on a previous Saxon Church. This church contains the Brass of Sir John and Lady Alyne de Creke, one of the finest in the country. This site gives a brief history of the church and the de Creke family along with some fine pictures.
(Added: 28-Nov-1999 Hits: 1772)
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The Abbey of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert (Rating: 8.67 Votes: 3) Rate It! - Report bad link
Presentation of this abbey, also called the abbey of Gellon: location, description, history, photographs. Also information about the founder St william of gellon and the village of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
(Added: 19-Nov-2006 Hits: 419)
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The Casamari abbey and the Trisulti abbey (Rating: 0 Votes: 0) Rate It! - Report bad link
Virtual visit in the millenary Casamari cistercian abbey. History, architecture; the library, the pharmacy, the museum. Treasury and codices. Multilingual interactive animation, many pictures. Gregorian music demos. Plus: photos of the Trisulti abbey.
(Added: 8-Nov-2004 Hits: 906)
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Tintern Abbey (Rating: 6.25 Votes: 4) Rate It! - Report bad link
Tintern Abbey is set against the green wooded valley of the River Wye in Wales. It was founded in 1131 for Cistercian monks by the order of the Norman Lord of Chepstow, Walter de Clare.
(Added: 2-Dec-1998 Hits: 2738)
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