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| Welcome to Thornton Abbey's Gatehouse It's very close to our home & very interesting, beautiful and fun to explore |
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| Come inside with me....... |
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| Built in 1139-1148 it's been falling apart for some time but they save the pieces |
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| It's beautiful inside and this is just the gatehouse |
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| This spiral staircase took us down |
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| this pillar to exit |
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| Isnt' it awesome |
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| The church here was funded by the wool they raised and there are still sheep here on the grounds guarding the ruins.......this one looked pregnant thus the mean face....lol |
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| it was huge at one time |
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| not much left but it in it's day it was an amazing edifice, darn that Henry VIII |
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| Come visit us in Lincolnshire and enjoy the beauty, history & these cool people. |
