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Lanercost Priory close by Hadrians Wall. The church is intact but the Priory a ruin under the protection of English Heritage. Well worth a visit.
©Carl Bendelow
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Other buildings in the grounds of the priory. Appear to be houses.
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.2km north<br/>12th century buildings. More http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/chb1.htm
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.2km north<br/>12th century buildings. More http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/chb1.htm
©Simon Johnston
Dist:0.2km north<br/>This is one of the priory churches that were partly saved by being used by the local population as their parish church. As usual it is the nave that has survived. The choir and chancel were the monk's domain, and are ruined. The church is dedicated to St Mary Magdalene, and her statue, made in c.1250-75 according to Nikolaus Pevsner, is high up in the west gable over three very tall windows and this grand arcading and archway with four orders of columns.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.2km north<br/>A very similar picture appears on the cover of the OS map for this area!
©Malcolm Jones
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Lanercost priory from the graveyard. Impressive "army" of sizeable gravestones and interesting lack of any sentimentality - "Such-and-such" died on March 15 1907 also "So-and-so" died on July 25 1921. Usually no more than that unless also accompanied by a place name.
©Peter Evans
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©Stephen Craven
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©Bill Henderson
Dist:0.2km north<br/>A clear view of the principal feature in this grid square. http://www.visitcumbria.com/car/chb1.htm
©Simon Ledingham
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©Ian Brereton
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Lanercost old bridge with the priory in the distance.
©Antonia
Dist:0.2km north<br/>Lanercost Old Bridge over the River Irthing. Built around 1724 and relieved of vehicular traffic in 1962 when the new bridge, from which this photograph is taken, was built.
©Peter McDermott
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©Andrew Curtis
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©Joan Sykes

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