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River Skell at Fountains Abbey by Karol Gajewski
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Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal is a World Heritage Site owned by the National Trust and treasured for its 12th-century abbey ruins as well as its landscaped Georgian water garden of Studley Royal, complete with Neo-classical statues, follies and vistas.
The Cellarium, Fountains Abbey by Karol Gajewski
- Credit: Archant
Cellarium
The 300ft long cellarium located on the west side of Fountains Abbey is a photographer’s dream. The seemingly endless corridor of vaults and arches was once the storage place of foodstuffs for the Abbey but you’re more likely to find several species of bats here when darkness falls.
Speaking to the Spectator, Simon Jenkins today criticised the involvement of left-wing politics in organisations such as the National Trust - which he chaired for six years between 2008 and 2014.