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Lincluden Abbey, near Dumfries, Dumfries-shire, Scotland. Founded in 1164 and converted into a college for a prevost and prebendaries in the early 15th century. Date: founded 1164

Romsey Abbey Church
Romsey Abbey, Hampshire, England, was founded by Edward the Elder. Here is shown the fine West Front edifice, erected by Henry de Blois of Winchester, in 1125. Date: founded 907

Shrewsbury Abbey
The West Front of Shrewsbury Abbey, Shropshire, England, with its fine perpendicular window above the Norman West Door. Founded by Roger de Montgomery in 1083. Date: founded 1083

Lanercost Abbey (or Priory), near Brompton, Cumbria, England, was founded in 1165 by Robert de Vallibus, built from stone taken from a nearby Roman wall. Nave is a church. Date: founded 1165

St. Osyths Priory
The Gatehouse of St. Osgyths Priory, Essex, England. It was established for the Augustine Canons and became one of the great Augustine abbeys of Europe. Date: founded 1118

Walsingham Priory
Abbey ruins of the Priory of Austin Canons, which was founded in 1149, Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Date: 16th century

Woburn Abbey, seat of the Duke of Bedfordshire, England. The present building dates from 1746, on the site of a Cistercian Abbey founded in 1145. Date: 18th century

Waverley Abbey, near Farnham, Surrey, England. Founded by William Gifford, Bishop of Winchester, it was the first Cistercian abbey in England. Date: founded 1128

Byland Abbey, Yorkshire, England, was founded as a Savigniac abbey in 1135. It became a Cisterian abbey in 1147. Date: founded 1135

Penmon Church
The Priory Church and Dovecotes at Penmon, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. It is believed to have been founded in the 6th century by Saint Seiriol. Rebuilt 12th century. Date: founded 6th century

Norwich Cloisters
Norwich Cathedral, begun in 1096, was not finally consecrated until 1278. Here are the ruined Cloisters of the old monastic buildings of the cathedral. Date: founded 11th century

Launde Abbey, Leicestershire, England, is no loner an abbey, but an impressive Elizabethan manor house, built on the site of an Augustinian priory which was founded in 1119. Date: 16th century

Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England, founded as a monastic house in the 12th century, the seat of the Byron family from 1540; sold by Lord Byron in 1818. Date: founded 12th century

Lilleshall Abbey
The ruins of Lilleshall Abbey, Shropshire, England, the splendid Norman abbey which was founded in 1145 for Augustinian Canons. Date: 12th century

Lindisfarne Priory
The beautiful ruins of Lindisfarne Priory, on the island of Lindisfarne (or Holy Island), off Northumberland, England. Built in 1093 on site of a 7th century monastery. Date: founded 1093

The Indian Institute, Broad Street, Oxford, England, was founded in 1885 by Sir Monier Williams. It contains a library of Eastern Studies and is a museum of Eastern Art. Date: founded 1885

Lacock Abbey Gateway and Clock House, Wiltshire, England. Founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Priory Ruins
Abbey ruins of the Priory of Austin Canons, which was founded in 1149, Little Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Date: 16th century

Castle Acre Priory
The remains of the gateway of Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, England, a Norman castle and Cluniac priory, which was founded by William de Warenne, Earl of Surrey, circa 1090. Date: 11th century

Fountains Abbey Nave
Looking across the Nave of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England, was founded in 1132. Date: 12th century

Lacock Abbey Gables
Fine Elizabethan gables of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Fountains Abbey Arches
Norman arches at Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England, which was founded in 1132. It lies in the valley of the River Skell, near Ripon. Date: 12th century

Much Wenlock Abbey
The Chapter House wall, Much Wenlock Abbey, Shropshire, England. Founded as a nunnery by St. Milburga in about 680 and then re-founded by Roger de Montgomery in 1080. Date: 11th century

Union Jack Club
The Union Jack Club, Sandell Street, Waterloo, London SE1, was founded in 1904 as a National Memorial to commemorate the bravery of the troops in the Boer War. Date: founded 1904

John Warner
JOHN WARNER English churchman, bishop of Rochester, Royalist during the Civil War, benefactor who founded Bromley College Date: 1581 - 1666

Westminster Almshouses, Rochester Row, London. A plaque on the wall reads - The Reverend James Palmers Charity, founded 1656, rebuilt 1851. Date: 1930s

Lacock Abbey, Lacock, Wiltshire, England, was founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Fountains Abbey Aisle
The North Aile of Fountains Abbey, Yorkshire, England, which was founded in 1132. It lies in the valley of the River Skell, near Ripon. Date: 12th century

The Oldest Chemists Shop
Ye Oldest Chymist Shoppe in England, which, naturally, claims to be the oldest chemists shop in England! It is in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. Date: founded circa 1720

Castle Combe Churchyard
Part of the large churchyard of St. Andrews Church, Castle Combe, Wiltshire, England, founded in the 13th century but largely rebuilt in the 19th century. Date: late 1960s

Lacock Abbey Farmyard
The Tudor farm buildings of Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, founded in the early 13th century by Ela, Countess of Salisbury as an Augustinian monastery. Date: 16th century

Tower of Saint Rule
The Tower of St. Rule (or St. Regulus) and the ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral, Fifeshire, Scotland. Date: founded 1160

St. Andrews Cathedral
The arches of the Priory Cloisters ruins of St. Andrews Cathedral, Fifeshire, Scotland. Date: founded 1160

Holy Cross Hospital
Holy Cross, or the Hospital of St. Cross, Winchester, was founded between 1132 and 1136 by Henry de Blois and has become Britains oldest charitable institution. Date: 12th century

Llanthony Abbey, an Augustinian Priory, originally founded in the early 12th century, a fine example of Norman and early English architecture. Date: 12th century

Abbots Hospital, Guildford, Surrey, England, was founded in 1619, as a home for old people. It was a gift from Archbishop Abbot to his home town. Date: 17th century

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