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Rievaulx Abbey chancel and nave, North Yorkshire, circa 1943

Subjects
ChurchesInteriors
Card type
Real photo
Date
c. 1943 (Linen)
Front of Rievaulx Abbey chancel and nave, North Yorkshire, circa 1943, c. 1943 real photo postcard
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Back of Rievaulx Abbey chancel and nave, North Yorkshire, circa 1943, c. 1943 real photo postcard
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About this postcard

The roofless chancel and nave of Rievaulx Abbey, seen looking west through tall pointed arches and clustered columns. The Cistercian monastery was founded in 1132 and dissolved in 1538; its church ruins stand in the North Yorkshire countryside as one of the great ruined abbeys of northern England.

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PublisherMinistry of Works
10. RIEVAULX ABBEY. Abbey Church Chancel & Nave looking W. Ministry of Works
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Postcard record

PublisherMinistry of Works
Series10
ConditionVery good
Place depictedRievaulx Abbey, Rievaulx, North Yorkshire, England
NotesWhite border; black-and-white photograph; printed caption and Ministry of Works credit on front. No postmark. Divided-back 'POST CARD / GREETINGS / ADDRESS' card with 'Crown Copyright Reserved.' and 'Printed in Great Britain' imprints. Pencil '112' and '1.00' written in the stamp-box corner. No message or address written; no stamp present.

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Rievaulx Abbey chancel and nave, North Yorkshire, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/rievaulx-abbey-chancel-and-nave-north-yorkshire-circa-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.