2015

SD7336 : Whalley Abbey: reredorter

taken 8 years ago, near to Billington, Lancashire, England

Whalley Abbey: reredorter
Whalley Abbey: reredorter
The ablutions block, sited above a watercourse for hygiene. The watercourse itself was the tailrace of the abbey's corn mill SD7336 : Abbey Corn Mill, Whalley which also carried away grey water from the kitchen in between the mill and reredorter. Reduce, reuse, recycle - not a new idea!
Whalley Abbey

The ruins of Whalley Abbey are a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. The site of the abbey was first consecrated in 1306 after the Cistercian monks from Stanlow Abbey had moved to Whalley. The church was completed in 1380 but the remainder of the abbey was not finished until the 1440s.

The abbey closed in 1537 as part of Henry VIII’s dissolution of the monasteries. Following which, the abbey was largely demolished and a country house was built on the site. In the 20th century the house was modified and it is now the Retreat and Conference House of the Diocese of Blackburn.

Today, only the foundations remain of the church. The remains of the former monastic buildings are more extensive.

LinkExternal link Official abbey web site
LinkExternal link Wikipedia article


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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 25 November, 2015   (more nearby)
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Thursday, 3 December, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7306 3601 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:49.1797N 2:24.6415W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 7307 3601
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