The cloisters at Fountains Abbey near Ripon in North Yorkshire in the northeast of England. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years, becomin
The cloisters at Fountains Abbey near Ripon in North Yorkshire in the northeast of England. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years, becoming one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its dissolution, by order of King Henry VIII, in 1539.
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