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Mount Grace PrioryNewest Review: ... beautiful place then call 01609 883494 to make sure that it is back up and running! Mount Grace Priory is run by English Heritage. There is an entrance fee but members of English Heritage can gain free admission. Moun t Grace Priory is situated 12m N of Thirsk, 7m NE of Northallerton on A19 Opening Times are 1 ... more |
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by - written on 16/05/01 (Very useful, 70 readings)
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As well as Rievaulx Abbey, the North-East has some amazing historic places to visit. Among my favourites is Mount Grace Priory, a mere stone’s throw from where I was brought up as a child. There are only nine Carthusian churches in England and Mount Grace Priory, founded in 1398, is the best preserved of them all. The Carthusian monastic order lived like hermits in individual cells. They did not spend much time together and only lived together out of necessity (financial and for safety reasons). Mount Grace Priory has a large open cloister, which housed the 2-storey houses in which the monks lived. Each individual cell had a study and bedroom ... Read the complete review
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