Fountains Abbey Building, Gardens Photos, Architecture, Studley Royal Property Images

Fountains Abbey + Studley Royal, Yorkshire

World Heritage Site, North Yorkshire, northern England, Europe

30 May 2009

Fountains Abbey Building

Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden, North Yorkshire

Yorkshire’s first world heritage site.

This is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England.

Photos © Adrian Welch

A historically important building set in beautiful North Yorkshire countryside.

Address: approximately 5 kilometres south-west of Ripon in North Yorkshire, near to the village of Aldfield.

Location: Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire, England, UK

Architecture in Yorkshire

Yorkshire Architectural Projects

Leeds Architecture Designs – chronological list

Yorkshire Building Designs – Selection

Rievaulx Abbey Visitor Centre & Museum, Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Design: Simpson & Brown Architects

image courtesy of architects
Rievaulx Abbey Visitor Centre & Museum

Maggie’s Yorkshire Centre, Bexley Wing, at St James’s University Hospital
Design: Heatherwick Studio

images courtesy of architects
Maggie’s Yorkshire Centre Building

Carnegie Pavilion, Headingley Cricket Club – Proposal, Leeds
SMC Alsop

picture from architect
Leeds Cricket Building
For Yorkshire County Cricket Club & Leeds Metropolitan University