Invasive ivy on wall in the gardens of the ruins of Whalley Abbey in the Ribble Valley Lancashire which was dissolved by the edict of King Henry 8th

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Whalley Abbey is a former Cistercian abbey in Whalley, Lancashire, England. After the dissolution of the monasteries, the abbey was largely demolished and a country house was built on the former private house is now a retreat and conference house

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Location: Whalley Lancashire England
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
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