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Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey is the medieval ruin of a large Benedictine abbey church standing on the East Cliff above Whitby, North Yorkshire. Founded in the 7th century and rebuilt on a larger scale in the 13th century, its substantial stone walls and articulated Gothic façade remain as a coastal landmark now maintained as a historic ruin.
First raised
AD 657
Its prime
1225
Today
Ruin
As it stood in 1225
What Whitby Abbey looked like in its prime.
A large Gothic abbey church of warm brown-grey sandstone, dominated by a high, articulated west façade of three tall pointed arch portals beneath rows of arched clerestory windows and a mass of towered stonework at the right; long aisled nave and sequence of pointed arcades extend to the east. In prime the roofline was continuous and the walls complete; the abbey stands on a grassy cliff-top with the North Sea beyond, scale measured in multiple deep bays of arches.
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6 places to explore in 1225.
The record describes 6 distinct spots at Whitby Abbey — including 3 interiors: under the west arches (entrance), nave looking east toward the choir, nave looking west toward the façade. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more photos, more angles and more of the immersive experience.
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