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The North Transept, Roche Abbey...

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The North Transept, Roche Abbey...

Roche Abbey is a now-ruined abbey near Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It is situated in a valley alongside Maltby Beck and King's Wood...

The abbey was founded in 1147 when the stone buildings were raised on the north side of the beck. When the monks first arrived in South Yorkshire from Newminster Abbey in Northumberland, they chose the most suitable side of the stream that runs through the valley, on which to build their new Cistercian monastery. Twenty-five years later, at the end of the century, the Norman Gothic great church had been finished, as well as most of the other buildings...
Image size
3872x2592px 9.98 MB
Model
DSLR-A300
Shutter Speed
100/399999 second
Aperture
F/5.6
Focal Length
55 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Mar 19, 2012, 3:29:50 PM
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rite3okee's avatar
Your light is always spectacular--or maybe it is always about to rain in England. Thanks for another exceptional photo.