North Lancashire > Glasson Dock & Cockersands > DCP1012
© David Poole
Photographer: | David Poole | |||
Collection: | Glasson Dock & Cockersands | |||
Filename: | DCP1012 |
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Upload Date: | 2006-11-03 14:39:35 | |||
Photo Size: | 4.6mb 3520x2346 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Remains of Cockersands Abbey Chapter House (a grade 1 listedbulding). The 13th century chapter house is the remains of a Premonstratensian Abbey. The abbey was closed by Henry VIII as part of the dissolution of the monasteries. It was used in the 19th century as a mausoleum by the Dalton family of Thurnham Hall. |
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