Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded It was dis-established on 22 November 1539, when the abbey was surrendered to Henry VIII's commissioners in the Dissolution of the monasteries. It was awarded to Thomas Cranmer in 1542, but reverted to the crown when Cranmer was executed in 1556. Much of the stone was removed for re-use in other buildings in the area, including the steps leading to Leeds Bridge

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Location: Kirkstall Abbey, Abbey Road, Leeds, UK
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