Byland Abbey, Nth Yorkshire

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Byland Abbey, Nth Yorkshire
Byland Abbey, Nth Yorkshire

Byland Abbey in North Yorkshire is a charming ruin managed today by English Heritage boasting a remarkable and varied amount of floor tiles still in-situ.

First founded as a Savigniac order in 1135, the brothers were absorbed into the Cistercians in 1147 and they moved five times before reaching this site in 1177.

The church was regarded as one of the finest 12th century buildings in Europe. Byland prospered on sheep rearing and wool. At its peak there were about 36 monks and 100 lay brothers. The monks attended to matters spiritual while the lay brothers attended to the physical work and were strictly segregated. The lay brothers had their own accommodation and their own cloister as well as their own place in the nave of the church during worship.

In October 1322 King Edward II was staying near Byland Abbey after failed operations in Scotland when he was ambushed by the Scots and a battle was fought nearby, the Battle of Old Byland.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Old_Byland

The magnificent rose window is now ruined but it said to have inspired the intact one at York Minsiter which survives today. The abbey was dissolved by Henry VIII’s agents in 1538, grated to the Pickering family in 1539 and was largely stripped of materials and used as a stone quarry. Probably every house within 10 miles contains a bit of Byland Abbey.

The site is currently free to enter but getting hold of the guide book was difficult. There is a site museum which is open some days of the week and staffed by EH volunteers. They are nice people!

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Taken on: September 18, 2021
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