Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire: A naming of parts
Fountains Abbey was founded by monks from St Mary's Abbey in York who were dissatisfied with the way the monastic rules were being followed. The dispute came to a head in 1132 when they were offered sanctuary in Ripon by Archbishop of York Thurstan. He gave them a parcel of land in the valley of the River Skell, just outside Ripon. By 1135 Fountains had been founded, with direct support from the head of the Cistercian order. From then onwards Fountains grew in wealth and influence. This is reflected in the many phases of building that can be traced in the fabric which survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s under Henry VIII. The older parts are to the west, left in the drawing, while newer and grander buildings were built or adapted towards the east as abbots sought make the buildings more fitting for their grander position in society. Had they not been demolished after the Dissolution this view would have been dominated by the Abbott's residence which was in keeping with his being a 'mitred abbot', a status on a par with a bishop, and with a seat in the governing House of Lords.
Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire: A naming of parts
Fountains Abbey was founded by monks from St Mary's Abbey in York who were dissatisfied with the way the monastic rules were being followed. The dispute came to a head in 1132 when they were offered sanctuary in Ripon by Archbishop of York Thurstan. He gave them a parcel of land in the valley of the River Skell, just outside Ripon. By 1135 Fountains had been founded, with direct support from the head of the Cistercian order. From then onwards Fountains grew in wealth and influence. This is reflected in the many phases of building that can be traced in the fabric which survived the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s under Henry VIII. The older parts are to the west, left in the drawing, while newer and grander buildings were built or adapted towards the east as abbots sought make the buildings more fitting for their grander position in society. Had they not been demolished after the Dissolution this view would have been dominated by the Abbott's residence which was in keeping with his being a 'mitred abbot', a status on a par with a bishop, and with a seat in the governing House of Lords.