Father Bush Discovers Roche Abbey
Channel: Father Dane
Date: 2014-08-05

Roche Abbey was founded in 1147 when the stone buildings were raised on the north side of the beck.  When the monks first arrived in South Yorkshire from Newminster Abbey in Northumberland, they chose the most suitable side of the stream on which to build their new Cistercian monastery. Beautifully set in a valley Roche Abbey has one of the most complete ground plans of any English Cistercian monastery, laid out as excavated foundations.  The soaring early Gothic transepts of this Cistercian monastery still survive to their original height and are ranked in importance with the finest early Gothic architecture in Britain. 1080p High Definition.  Free to download.  No attribution necessary.