Whitby Gothic Weekend
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The ruins of Whitby Abbey are among the most celebrated sights of North Yorkshire. The first monastery here, founded in about 657.
Set high on the clifftops overlooking the sea, the ruins of Whitby Abbey tell only part of the site’s incredible story. Communities have lived on this headland for over 3,000 years and it has long been an important holy place and seat of power. Buried beneath the soaring arches we see today are the remains of an earlier Anglo-Saxon monastery, whose tales of saints, poets and miracles still survive.
From its early, pivotal role in the history of Christianity in England to the arrival of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Whitby is a place where history and legend meet. Explore this page to discover the stories from the headland’s past.
In AD 657 Abbess Hild founded a monastery for men and women at Whitby, on land given by King Oswiu. It was Whitby’s first monastic site and became one of the most important religious centres in the Anglo-Saxon world.
In 664 Whitby hosted a landmark meeting, known as a synod, to decide the date of Easter. By opting to follow the Roman Christian tradition rather than the Celtic one, it was crucial in determining the direction of the English church.
The monastery was abandoned following Danish raids in the 9th century but the Benedictine monk Reinfrid established a new community on the site in 1078.
The Benedictine monastery was suppressed by Henry VIII in 1539 and its ruins are the ones we see on Whitby headland today. The vast shell of the abbey church is a magnificent example of English Gothic architecture.
Whitby Abbey has inspired many artists and writers, including Cædmon, the first named poet in the English language, and Bram Stoker, who set part of Dracula here.
** We had one of those lucky days yesterday, we had decided to spend the day in Whitby about twelve miles North of Robin Hoods Bay. When we left RHB it was dry but cloudy but by the time we got to Whitby the skies had cleared and the Autumn light was perfect. We wandered around for about three hours in glorious sunshine and took a whole lot of photographs . By the time we had finished our lunch the sky had turned dark and rain was threatening but it was time to head back to Robin Hoods Bay
Anyway this is an image of Whitby Abbey that stands on a cliff above the town on the edge of North Sea. Seafarers from Whitby in the past used the Abbey as a aid to navigate back into harbour . In the background you can just see a sliver of the North Sea
The first Abbey was originally founded in 657AD by the Saxon King of Northumbria. Though the ruins you can see date back to the twelfth century when the Abbey was rebuilt. This grand monastery was destroyed in 1540 on orders from Henry VIII.
Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula featured Count Dracula as a creature resembling a large dog which came ashore at the headland and runs up the 199 steps to the graveyard of St Mary's Church in the shadow of the Whitby Abbey ruins.
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Well I am now 69 years old but the ruined walls in Whitby Abbey are somewhat older . The day we visited the Abbey was in November on a bright crisp day . The colour of these old stones stands out well against the blue sky
The first Abbey was originally founded in 657AD by the Saxon King of Northumbria. Though the ruins you can see date back to the twelfth century when the Abbey was rebuilt. This grand monastery was destroyed in 1540 on orders from Henry VIII.
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I apologise for posting so many shot of Whitby recently. I have spent a couple of weekends near Whitby in the past few months and on both occasions the light was perfect. Whitby is so photogenic its impossible not to take a few photographs
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I spent a bit of time going through some old folders, I came across a Yorkshire folder, Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom.
Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom. Wikipedia
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Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom. Wikipedia
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Borough of Scarborough and English county of North Yorkshire. It is located within the historic boundaries of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has an established maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived. The fishing port developed during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets, and was where Captain Cook learned seamanship.
The Abbey at Whitby, North Yorkshire, or to be more precise, the ruins of the Abbey. The Abbey ceased to exist after 1538 and fell into disrepair after.
Had a trip to North Yorkshire last week to get some photographs of Staithes and Whitby, I wasn't disappointed with the weather or my photographs. This was one of the first shots I took in Whitby as the scene jumped right out at me. Not bad for a March day is it and we have just left February.
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived. The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets, and was where Captain Cook learned seamanship. (Wiki)
Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, England, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom. The abbey and its possessions were confiscated by the crown under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries between 1536 and 1545. (Wiki)
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived. The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets, and was where Captain Cook learned seamanship. Tourism started in Whitby during the Georgian period and developed with the arrival of the railway in 1839. Its attraction as a tourist destination is enhanced by the proximity of the high ground of the North York Moors national park and the heritage coastline and by association with the horror novel Dracula. Jet and alum were mined locally, and Whitby Jet, which was mined by the Romans and Victorians, became fashionable during the 19th century.
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Texture's & Effect's by William Walton.
It's been taken and posted a million times before (and probably a million times better than my effort!) but here is my attempt at the Whitby steps, note how i've left the lamp post on the steps out......because it's in two pieces..
No tune for a while so how about some.....
A serene and colourful Whitby Harbour on a sunny and calm September morning. If you zoom in you will see the ruins of Whitby Abbey in the background. Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire, a centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom.
In the spirit of experimentation, this is a photo created from an image of Whitby, UK, taken on an old point-and-shoot camera. I'm not sure exactly where about it is in Whitby, but what you see here is a mirror image of a view out to sea.
I stumbled upon this scene walking after dinner in Whitby - without my good camera. The best camera is sometimes the one you possess.