Fountains Abbey, 1895
Photo ref: 35278
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Founded in poverty in 1132 by a group of monks from St Mary's Abbey, York, Fountains eventually became very wealthy. The ruins date from the 12th to the 15th centuries; the tower, which was built between 1492 and 1524, is the latest part.

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