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Kirkstall Abbey

2012. View of Kirkstall Abbey, taken in 2012. Kirkstall Abbey is located on the banks of the River Aire off the A65. The Cistercian abbey dates from the 12th Century and is one of...

River Aire, Cardigan Fields

c1976-81. View shows the River Aire as it turns a corner by the weir at Cardigan Fields. Kirkstall Power Station is in the background with chimneys and cooling towers visible.

Kirkstall Bridge, demolition

3rd January 1911. View shows demolition work taking place of Kirkstall Bridge over the River Aire. The bridge was to be replaced by a new one which opened in l912.

Kirkstall Bridge, demolition

6th April 1911. View shows demolition in progress of Kirkstall Bridge over the River Aire. A new bridge was later to be built on the site which opened in 1912.

Kirkstall Abbey from Morris Lane

1997. View from Morris Lane, looking across Abbey Road, (the A.65) to Kirkstall Abbey. The River Aire and Leeds Liverpool Canal run behind the 12th century Cistercian abbey and B...

Kirkstall Festival, Kirkstall Abbey

Undated. View of people gathered in the grounds of the 12th century Kirkstall Abbey for the annual Kirkstall Festival, which has been running for 30 years. Stalls are visible in t...

River Aire, aerial view

Undated. Aerial view of the River as it meanders its way through the space between Kirkstall Road (right) and the railway line (left). Redcote Lane crosses the river at the bottom...

Kirkstall Abbey, presbytery window

Undated. View shows a perpendicular gothic window on the east front of the presbytery of Kirkstall Abbey church.

Abbey House, exterior view

Undated. View showing Abbey House and its surrounding gardens. Originally the gatehouse of Kirkstall Abbey, it was purchased by Leeds Council in 1925 and is now Abbey House Museum...

Interior view of tram works

Undated. Interior view of the tram works, believed to be Kirkstall Tram Works in Kirkstall Road, although no location is given.

Kirkstall Works, last horse-drawn bus

1911. Image shows the very last of the horse-drawn buses, photograph at Kirkstall Works in Kirkstall Road in 1911. The bus has seats for 10 passengers and a destination of Old Far...

Kirkstall Tram Works, double decker tram car, no.310

c1915. View of a double decker tram car, number 310, at Kirkstall Tram Works in Kirkstall Road. This was one of a series of 47, numbering from 293 to 339 built between 1913 and 19...

Kirkstall Abbey, Double decker tram, number 289

23rd April 1912. Image shows tram number 289 photographed with Kirkstall Abbey in the background. The photo is thought to date from the time it was built, April 1912. It was one o...

Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds Double Decker Tram Car 289

1910-1920. Image shows a Leeds Double Decker Tram Car, number 289, as it passes Kirkstall Abbey. The tram was part of a batch built at Kirkstall Works in Kirkstall Road, numbering...

Leeds Double Decker Tram Car 289 at Kirkstall Abbey

1910-20. View of a Leeds Double Decker Tram Car 289 at Kirkstall Abbey. This was part of a batch of cars built at the works in Kirkstall Road and completed in 1912. They had rever...

Bridge Road, Star and Garter Hotel

Undated. View of Bridge Road, looking in the direction of Bramley from the junction with Commercial Road (left) and Abbey Road (right). The Star and Garter Hotel is on the left at...

Kirkstall Abbey, quadrangle

Undated. View of Kirkstall Abbey showing the north side of the quadrangle.

Kirkstall Abbey, west front of church

Undated. View of Kirkstall Abbey showing the front of the church seen from the west.

Kirkstall Abbey, from the north-west

Undated. View shows the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey from the north-west. The entrance to the church is on the right.

Kirkstall Abbey, from the south-east

Undated. View of the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey from the south-east. The vegetation growing on the walls would suggest it was taken before conservation works of 1892-6.

Morris Lane, postcard

Undated. Postcard view looking north-west along Morris Lane. The houses on the left are at the end of a terrace of back-to-backs, with no. 31 Norman Grove nearest the camera and 3...

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Colour-tinted postcard showing the River Aire in the foreground, looking across the weir towards the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey.

Abbey House, postcard

c1906. Colour-tinted postcard of Abbey House. Originally a gatehouse for Kirkstall Abbey, it became detached from the ruins when a new turnpike road (now Abbey Road) was built in ...

Kirkstall Abbey, Church from the Chapter House, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey looking through the doorway of the Chapter House towards the church.

Cloister Door, Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey showing an ornately carved wooden door which led from the cellarium to the cloister. Though the door bears a date of 1152 it was a 19th c...

West Door, Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey showing a close-up of the West Door which was the main entrance to the church.

Cloister Court, Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view showing the cloister court of Kirkstall Abbey. The church and tower are seen in the centre at the north-eastern corner.

East End of Church, Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Colour-tinted postcard of Kirkstall Abbey showing a view of the east end of the church. The ruins of the tower are in the background. The south transept is through the ar...

Kirkstall Abbey, West, postcard

c1906. Colour-tinted postcard showing a west view of Kirkstall Abbey, with a postal date of 29th January 1906.

Kirkstall Abbey from the River, postcard

Undated. Colour-tinted postcard showing the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey with the River Aire and weir in the foreground.

Kirkstall Abbey, N.W. View, postcard

Undated. Postcard showing a north-west view of Kirkstall Abbey, centred on the ruins of the church and tower.

Kirkstall Abbey from river, postcard

Undated. Postcard view looking towards Kirkstall Abbey from the River Aire, with the weir seen in the centre.

Kirkstall Abbey from the river, postcard

Undated. Postcard view looking across from the River Aire towards the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. The weir is seen in the centre.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey looking south-west from the gardens on the opposite side of Abbey Road.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey seen from the south-east. The abbot's lodgings are on the left and the church on the right. A footpath runs through the grounds in the fo...

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view looking from the River Aire across the weir towards Kirkstall Abbey in the distance.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view showing the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey seen from the River Aire with the weir in the centre.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

c1913. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey with a postmark of 26th September 1913 stamped on the back. The view looks from the south through the abbot's lodgings in the foreground to...

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey showing the north-east corner of the cloister with the church and tower in the background.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey looking from the south-east with the church and tower in the centre.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, seen from the south-east.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Colour-tinted postcard of Kirkstall Abbey seen from the River Aire and weir.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Colour-tinted postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey showing the church and grounds.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey showing the ruined church and tower. Several people can be seen in the grounds.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey showing the church seen from the north-west. The west door shown here was the main entrance to the nave. To the left is the north transep...

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

c1908. Colour-tinted postcard view of Kirkstall Abbey with a postal date of 20th April 1908.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Colour-tinted postcard of Kirkstall Abbey seen from the River Aire with the weir in the foreground.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Postcard view looking across to Kirkstall Abbey from the River Aire, with the weir in the foreground.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Colour-tinted postcard showing the River Aire in the foreground, looking across the weir towards Kirkstall Abbey in the distance.

Kirkstall Abbey, postcard

Undated. Colour-tinted postcard showing the ruins of Kirkstall Abbey, with the abbot's lodgings on the left and the church and tower on the right. A footpath is seen in the foregr...