Roche Abbey

Website http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConProperty.378

Classification Historic Building

DescriptionBeautifully set in a valley landscaped by 'Capability' Brown in the 18th century, the most striking feature of this Cistercian abbey is the tall eastern end of its church, built in the new Gothic style in about 1170. It also displays one of the most complete ground plans of any English Cistercian monastery, laid out as excavated foundations and incorporating the original drainage ditch. The story of the pillaging of Roche, recorded by the son of an eye-witness, is among the most vivid documents of the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

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The Address, , Conisbrough, S66 8NW

Phone01709 812739

DateAug 9, 2006

Contact NameEnglish Heritage

CategoryEngland > Yorkshire (South)
England > Yorkshire (South) > Attractions in Doncaster

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