Whitby Abbey

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The Abbey was founded in 657, built by Hilda and was known as a double monastery, 200 years later it destroyed by the Vikings and rebuilt in the late 1070s.The Abbey was a most important building and was a well supported place until the dissolution. Not only was the Abbey pulled down during the dissolution but many parts later fell down due to the storms and the position in which it was built high up on the cliffs overlooking Whitby town.
Also after the dissolution in 1538 parts of the Abbey were used in a nearby family home which ironically is now the home of the Abbey museum! (see photo).