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A picture tour of Whitby Abbey - a Historic Building in the town of Whitby, in the county of North Yorkshire
Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey - by Paul V. A. Johnson ©

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Whitby Abbey

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. Since that time, the ruins of the abbey have continued to be used by sailors as a landmark at the headland. Since the 20th century, the substantial ruins of the church have been declared a Grade I Listed building and are in the care of English Heritage; the site museum is housed in Cholmley House.
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Photographer: © Paul V. A. Johnson (Gallery)Premier Member! Click for more info..(30th September 2019)

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Camera Make: NIKON CORPORATION Model: NIKON D850
Exposure Program: Program, Focal length: 112 mm, Aperture: f 10, ISO: 400, Exposure time: 1/400 sec, Metering Mode: Multi-Segment, Exposure Bias: 1.3333333333333 EV
Date/Time Creation: September 19, 2019, 4:30 pm
ImageID:1213342, Image size: 7546 x 4131 pixels