Whitby Abbey

Whitby Abbey was a 7th-century Christian monastery that later became a Benedictine abbey. The abbey church was situated overlooking the North Sea on the East Cliff above Whitby in North Yorkshire. A centre of the medieval Northumbrian kingdom

Views that inspired Bram Stoker and his Dracula novels, when he first visited in 1890.

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An ancient place .... the remains still testify to the grandeur of the building.
All the best
Fabio

19 months ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne ^club has replied

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Thank you Gillian :)

19 months ago.

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Thank you Valeriane ♫♫♫

19 months ago.

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I don't think it was in a better condition when Stoker saw it. It must have been its position, high above the town, the wind (maybe) and dark cloudy conditions. Oh, I think I could write a book now ;-)) Thank you very much Eric.

19 months ago.

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Thank you Fabio. Yes, high above the town and keeping an eye on everyone!
All the best, Rosa.

19 months ago.

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