PART OF RUFFORD ABBEY, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE_DSC_2757_zeiss_LR-2
Rufford Abbey was founded as a Cistercian foundation in 1147. It was dissolved by king Henry VIII in 1536 and the estate given to George Talbot 4th Earl Shrewsbury. Later converted to a country house 1560-90. Later large parts were demolished in 1956. It is a grade 1 listed building and an Ancient Monument. View is of the part of the Abbey that remained as a country house from C16.
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PART OF RUFFORD ABBEY, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE_DSC_2757_zeiss_LR-2
Rufford Abbey was founded as a Cistercian foundation in 1147. It was dissolved by king Henry VIII in 1536 and the estate given to George Talbot 4th Earl Shrewsbury. Later converted to a country house 1560-90. Later large parts were demolished in 1956. It is a grade 1 listed building and an Ancient Monument. View is of the part of the Abbey that remained as a country house from C16.
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission.
© rogerperriss@aol.com All rights reserved.