Kirkstall Abbey Churches
The fifth daughter abbey of Fountains, Kirkstall was founded in 1152 by Abbot Alexander. As it remains today, Kirkstall abbey is the most complete example of early Cistercian design and building in the the country. In its completion it surpasses its mother house Fountains yet remains largely ignored as a tourist destination. The Museum of Leeds has done much to make the Abbey site an attractive prospect by converting the former Inner Gatehouse into a museum .
Kirkstall Abbey could become (with investment and care) one of the most important monastic remains of europe, making it possible for the schoolchildren of Leeds to access a major historical monument here in Leeds rather than haing to trael to Fountains, Rievaulx or Jervaulx to learn about monastic life in Yorkshire.
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AddressAbbey Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, Yorkshire, LS5 3EH
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