Defying Gravity...

[endlessrarities]

More pictures of Fountains Abbey, this time concentrating on the chancel, and the area to the rear, which once housed the Chapel of the Nine Altars...

In this part of the church, most of the structure is elegantly Gothic, as this view down the north aisle demonstrates nicely:-
 

 

The mouldings around the windows are lovely:-

 

This site probably encapsulates more than any other the concept of the noble ruin, preserved as a fragile shell within an early 18th century designed landscape.  Sadly, we didn't get a chance to wander through the grounds - we'd already had a nine mile walk that morning and we were both a bit knackered!  Some people are gluttons for punishment...

Well, that's enough for the moment.  It's the weekend, and I need a rest.  I'm back in the office on Monday, then out on site for the rest of next week, exchanging medieval architecture for the mysteries of magazines and blast banks.  Um, I think I still find the underlying principles behind the eucharist easier to grasp than the production of guncotton, but hey-ho, it's early days yet. And I do so love a challenge...