2018

SD9951 : West end of the Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Skipton Castle

taken 6 years ago, near to Skipton, North Yorkshire, England

West end of the Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Skipton Castle
West end of the Chapel of St John the Evangelist, Skipton Castle
After falling out of use as a chapel around the time of the English Civil War the chapel was used as coach house, stable and byre. . The building to the left is the castle's seventeenth century granary.
Skipton Castle :: SD9851

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The castle was originally a motte and bailey castle built in 1090 by Robert de Romille. In 1310 Edward II granted the castle to Robert Clifford who was appointed Lord Clifford of Skipton and Guardian of Craven.
During the English Civil War the castle was the only Royalist stronghold in the north of England until December 1645.
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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Religious sites Castle: Skipton Place: Skipton Primary Subject: Castle other tags: Chapel Skipton Castle St John the Evangelist Granary Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Skipton Castle Chapel [31] · Castle after the Civil [29] ·
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SD9951, 836 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Phil Champion   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 14 October, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 10 February, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 9902 5198 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:57.8340N 2:0.9855W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SD 9900 5198
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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