Kirkstall Abbey (Ruins)

Local nameKirkstall Abbey (Ruins)
LocationLeeds, UK

Kirkstall Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Kirkstall, north-west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England. It is set in a public park on the north bank of the River Aire. It was founded c. 1152. It was disestablished during the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII.

The picturesque ruins have been drawn and painted by artists such as J. M. W. Turner, Thomas Girtin and John Sell Cotman.

Kirkstall Abbey was acquired by the Leeds Corporation as a gift from Colonel North and opened to the public in the late 19th century. The gatehouse became a museum, which is now part of the Leeds Museums & Galleries group.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirkstall_Abbey

More information on Leeds official tourist website http://www.visitleeds.co.uk/Leeds-Kirkstall-Abbey/details/?dms=3&venue=1581272

Email kirkstall.abbey@leeds.gov.uk

Phone +44 113 230 5492

Address Abbey Road, Kirkstall LS5 3EH, UK

Coordinates 53°49'14.213" N -1°36'23.343" E

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