Anticipating A Memory of Kirkstall Abbey
In among my family genealogical records is a note that an ancestor of mine named Richard de Berecrofte gave lands to Kirkstall Abbey in the 12th century. I am SO looking forward to visiting the Abbey next year and taking my own pictures of it!
It is my understanding that my ancestors left the Cliviger area about 1650 for Boston, MA.
I am retiring next year and have lived most of my life in Pennsylvania, USA. My daughter, Mary, is in the Air Force at Lakenheath AFB, and I will be staying with her. I would be happy to answer any questions.
Happy Day!
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Kikstall Abbey was the site of our sport afternoons as we attended Beecroft primary school during the war years 1939 1945. The abbey is a wonderful building and during a visit I was thrilled to enter the museam opposite the abbey entrance. The atmosphere was so relaxed and the place buzzed with excitement as each room was showing us so much detail. As children we crept about and I can only remember the huge bed in the Abbots room and our imaginations took off with stories of ghosts and ageing floor boards and where is the sample of witches hair that was in a glass cabinet? I never was much good at rounders.
Comment from Sheila Hughes on Monday, 5th April 2010.