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Description: | 1895.
This engraving was first published in the Illustrated London News on 21st September 1895. It depicts a ceremony to celebrate the completion of restoration and preservation works was held on 14th September 1895. The programme of conservation began in 1892 and during this time the tower and some walls were fitted with supports, brickwork was repointed and most of the vegetation was removed including a number of trees growing inside the buildings. This view shows an address being given by the Bishop of Ripon inside the Nave. The programme of events for the celebration also included performances by the Band of the Leeds Rifles and Leeds Parish Church Choir. The Mayor and Mayoress Mr and Mrs Peter Gilston also entertained guests at a tea held in the outdoor cloister. An inset at the top of this view shows the Abbey ruins seen from the River Aire. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Kirkstall Abbey Engraving | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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