Jervaulx Abbey, Chapter House 1896
Photo ref: 38276
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Lying peacefully on the banks of the Ure, the land was given to the monks by Conan, son of Alan the Red, who built Richmond Castle. The abbey was established in 1156, and it gained its revenue from sheep breeding and mining for coal and iron. The monks were the first to produce Wensleydale cheese, using sheep's milk. Jervaulx was destroyed in 1537 by Henry VIII - the last abbot was hanged at Tyburn, and the king took his revenge by blowing up the building with gunpowder.

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