Over the time I have been posting stock to DeviantART I have had a few people come to me asking for information about the locations that I get my stock from. Whether they be people in England wanting to get out or people from outside the U.K. coming here on holiday/vacation and others with a general interest in what I have, so I have decided to do a round up for those who are interested ..
Here I will try and post websites containing information, history and maps to the locations that I have been to so if you are coming to England and would like to check out the locations for your self then you can find the info you need. I will add to this over time as I visit more sites and find some info ...
Ok how to read this guide :-
The locations are split in to the main categories of Abbeys Churches Cathedrals or things related to them directly, Castles and keeps and finally Stately Homes (or mansions)
For each entry you will have a name , The historic charity that it comes under, an link to the charity's web page (Cadw and Historic Scotland links screw up in DA so I will have to link to an alternative site but I will also re-post Cadw's and Historic Scotland's link so you can do a manual search), A link to a Wikipedia entry for history about the place and finally a link to Google maps or similar site so you can find the location should you want to visit. I will include a brief description of the place and finally link to some photos in my gallery that were taken at the location so if you have a desire to go and see The Cellarium then you can see the pics it links back too
English Historical Charities
English Heritage - [link] - (EH)
National Trust - [link] - (NT)
Scottish Historical Charity
Historic Scotland - [link] - (HS)
Welsh Historical Charity
Cadw - [link] - (C)
ABBEYS
Fountains Abbey - (NT)
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[link]Originally founded in 1138 by disillusioned monks from St Mary's York, Benedictine abbey. Fountains became the richest and most prosperous Cistercian monastery in medieval England, through successful farming and extensive sheep rearing across the North of England. Extensive ruins remain in the middle of vast themed Georgian landscaped gardens.
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[link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]Rievaulx Abbey - (EH)
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[link]Originally founded in 1132 as the northern flagship of the Cistercian order in the U.K. Extensive and beautiful ruins remain including the 13th century presbytery standing to nearly it full height
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[link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Tintern Abbey - (C)
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[link]Founded on the banks of the River Wye in 1131 as a daughter house of the abbey of L'Aumone in France, Tintern was only the second Cistercian monastery in the British Isles. Made famous in the late 18th century by painters like Turner and the poet William Wordsworth. Extensive ruins of the Cistercian church remains in the idyllically wooded river valley in South Wales.
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[link]Valle Crucis, Latin for Valley of the cross, was founded in 1201 by the ruler of Northern Powys. Suffering greatly during the Welsh border wars with England's Edward I, the history of this house of white monks was not without scandal and hardship. The remains of this small yet perfectly formed abbey stand in the valley to the north of the quaint Welsh town of Llangollan.
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[link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Much Wenlock Priory - (EH)
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[link]Originally founded, as a mixed religious house, in 680 by the Anglo Saxon king Merewalh of Mercia. Populated shortly after the Norman Invasion in 1066 by monks of the Cluniac order from France following an invite from the then land owner Roger de Montgomery. The beautiful remains of the Monastery show the orders love for decoration in the remains of the chapter house and the rare Lavabo.
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[link] [link] [link] [link] Melrose Abbey - (HS)
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[link]12th century monastery of the Cistercian order built in a more flamboyant style than is normal of the order south of the Scottish borders. Extensive remains still stand with the final resting place of the mummified heart of Robert the Bruce
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[link]The remains of the medieval Premonstratensian monastic house lie in on the banks of the River Tweed in Borderland Scotland. One of the most complete monastic ranges to survive north of the border, though more widely known as the final resting place of the Scottish poet and writer Sir Walter Scott
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[link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]Jedburgh Abbey - (HS)
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[link]Extensive remains of the abbey of medieval Augustinian Canon's stands majestically above the banks of Jed Water. Begun in 1138 the abbey church is one of the most complete churches even after seeing much fighting and dispute during the Scottish/English border skirmishes.
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[link]Legend has it that a church was founded on the site with the permission of Ine, King of Wessex in 705, the current medieval church was to replace it in the late 12th century. Still standing and in full use as the cathedral of the quaint Somerset city of Wells, this is one of the major Cathedral churches of the U.K.
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Raglan Castle - (C)
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[link]Originally of Norman Motte and Bailey design that stood until the 15th century when the then owner, Sir William Ap Thomas, rebuilt it in the current style. Impressive remains of this castle stand mostly to full height.
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[link]The impressive remains of this 13th century Edward I castle along with the mostly walled medieval town of Conway sit at the mouth or the Conway River North Wales. The town church was also once owned by a group of Cistercian monks until they left for a more peaceful existence when the castle was built.
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[link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link] Penrhyn Castle - (NT)
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[link]Country house has stood on the site since the 15th century, the present structure has stood here since the mid 19th. An impressive mock castle with some breathtaking interiors standing in lush rolling landscape.
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Lyme Park - (NT)
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[link]Neo-Classical mansion house grew from a humble Tudor hunting lodge situated in the Cheshire countryside. It became widely known in the BBC production of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice.
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[link] [link] [link] [link]Alton Towers - [link] [link] Map -
[link]Originally owned by the Talbot family since the 15th century, the estate was purchased by a private company in the 1920's after the death of the 20th earl. The ruins of the Gothic mansion set in the grounds England's biggest theme park
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[link] [link] [link]Witley Court - [link] [link] Map -
[link]Originally built in 1655 by Thomas Foley the house went through many phases before its ultimate downfall in the accidental fire in 1938 that turned it into the majestic ruin that it is today
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Gallery Location round up 
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i was hoping to look through your galleries in search of an English architecture setting for my major work screenplay.
this is gonna help me a lot, esp with the info
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