Little remains of the claustral buildings of the Abbey except for the impressive gatehouse, which stretches between the south-west corner of the church and a defensive tower on the High Street, and the still complete Abbot's House, a building of the 13th, 15th and 16th centuries, which is the best-preserved of its type in Scotland.

The Abbey became a separate See in 1846, with the Abbey church as its cathedral and a portion of the monastic buildings for the bishop.

* The city of Dunfermline is destroyed by fire, but The Abbey, The Palace, the The Abbot House and many other buildings survive.

* A great fire at Glastonbury Abbey destroys several buildings.

In all the Abbey could see the cross-vaulted ceiling ( for example in the aisles, pillars or the crypy ) which can be found in many Ezzonen buildings.

The Somerset Rural Life Museum is a museum of the social and agricultural history of Somerset, housed in buildings surrounding a 14th-century barn once belonging to Glastonbury Abbey.

The Grade I listed site is now operated by English Heritage as 1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield, which includes the abbey buildings and ruins, a visitor centre with a film and exhibition about the battle, audio tours of the battlefield site, and the monks ' gatehouse with recovered artefacts.

Following the dissolution, parts of Battle Abbey became a private home, and other parts of the monastic buildings were ravaged for building materials.

Without the addition of buttresses, bracing arches and anchor irons over the succeeding centuries, it would have suffered the fate of spires on later great ecclesiastical buildings ( such as Malmesbury Abbey ) and fallen down ; instead, Salisbury remains the tallest church spire in the UK.

The market town of Tewkesbury developed to the north of the abbey precincts, of which vestiges remain in the layout of the streets and a few buildings: the Abbot's gatehouse, the Almonry barn, the Abbey Mill, Abbey House, the present vicarage and some half-timbered dwellings in Church Street.

A new gateway, now called the Abbey Gateway, was built to the abbey grounds in 1365, which was the only part of the monastery buildings ( besides the church ) to survive the dissolution, later being used as a prison and now part of St Albans School.

In 1553 the Lady Chapel became a school, the Great Gatehouse a town jail, some other buildings passed to the Crown, and the Abbey Church was sold to the town for £ 400 in 1553 by King Edward VI to be the church of the parish.

In the 19th century it was assumed ( as with so many buildings of medieval Paris ) to be the work of the master mason Pierre de Montreuil, who worked on the remodelling of the Royal Abbey of Saint-Denis and completed the south transept façade of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Today, Soissons is a commercial and manufacturing centre with the 12th century Soissons Cathedral and the ruins of St. Jean des Vignes Abbey as two of its most important historical buildings.

Kilkenny's heritage is evident in the city and environs including the historic buildings such as Kilkenny Castle, St. Canice's Cathedral and round tower, Rothe House, Shee Alms House, Black Abbey, St. Mary's Cathedral, Kilkenny Town Hall, St. Francis Abbey, Grace's Castle, and St. John's Priory.

Among the buildings the young Scott drew were Battle Abbey, Brede Place and Etchingham Church ; Scott's son, Richard Gilbert Scott, suggests that the last, with its solid central tower " was perhaps the germ of Liverpool Cathedral ".

Paul was also responsible for part-excavating and plotting the remaining foundations and traces of the original Abbey buildings, which now underlie the churchyard.

The site consists of the communities of Cromford, Belper, Milford, and Darley Abbey, and includes 838 listed buildings, made up of 16 Grade I, 42 Grade II *, and 780 Grade II.

Eldena Abbey and the major buildings of Greifswald were erected in Brick Gothic style.

Woburn Abbey, comprising Woburn Park and its buildings, was originally founded as a Cistercian abbey in 1145.

Considerable damage was inflicted upon the Abbey by Geoffrey de Mandeville in 1143 ; he expelled the monks and used the buildings as a fortress.

Of the Benedictine Abingdon Abbey there remains a beautiful Perpendicular gateway ( common local knowledge, however, is that it was actually rebuilt out of the rubble of the original, and a little cursory examination of the patternation of the stonework will apparently divulge this ) and ruins of buildings such as the mainly Early English prior's house, the guest house and other fragments.

The celebration and many other events are now run by the Arbroath Abbey Timethemes a local charity, and tells the story of the events which led up to the signing.

Four of the most notable English Abbeys are the Basilica of St Gregory the Great at Downside, commonly known as Downside Abbey, Ealing Abbey in Ealing, West London and St. Lawrence's in Yorkshire ( Ampleforth Abbey ) and Worth Abbey which has appeared in two BBC2 TV programmes ; ' The Monastery ( BBC TV series )' and ' The Big Silence '.

Buddhists are a tiny minority ( 105 in 2001, according to Statistics Canada ), although Gampo Abbey in Pleasant Bay has been operational since 1984.

On 15 October 1243, Hedwig died and was buried in Trzebnica Abbey with her husband, while relics of her are preserved at Andechs Abbey and St. Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin.

Ministers are appointed to Circuits rather than to individual churches ( though some large inner-city churches, known as Central Halls, are designated as circuits in themselves – Westminster Central Hall, opposite Westminster Abbey in central London is the best known ).

Specific sites linked to Robin Hood include the Major Oak tree, claimed to have been used by him as a hideout, Robin Hood's Well, located near Newstead Abbey ( within the boundaries of Sherwood Forest ), and the Church of St. Mary in the village of Edwinstowe, where Robin and Maid Marian are historically thought to have wed. To reinforce this belief, the University of Nottingham in 2010 has begun the Nottingham Caves Survey with the goal " to increase the tourist potential of these sites ".

Suggested locations for reburial are Westminster Abbey or York Minster.

York was Richard's preferred burial place and there are understood to be space problems at Westminster Abbey.

Several different dates are given for the foundation of the Abbey, including 719, 720, 747 and the middle of the 8th century.

Also, while there are complaints of contemporaries regarding William II's personal behaviour, he was instrumental in assisting the foundation of Bermondsey Abbey, endowing it with the manor of Bermondsey ; and it is reported that his " customary oath " was " By the Face at Lucca!

After his death he was taken back to Pontigny Abbey, where his main relics are now found in a baroque reliquary tomb dating to the 17th century.

* Fountains Abbey and Rievaulx Abbey are founded in Yorkshire, Basingwerk Abbey is founded in Wales.

Edward's Norman sympathies are most clearly seen in the major building project of his reign, Westminster Abbey, the first Norman Romanesque church in England.

The thefts are very similar, to the point of occurring on Christmas Day and the stone being recovered from Arbroath Abbey.

Manhole covers with Crapper's company's name on them in Westminster Abbey are now one of London's minor tourist attractions.

The Inquisitio Eliensis is a record of the lands of Ely Abbey ; and the Exon Domesday ( so called from the preservation of the volume at Exeter ), which covers Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire ( however only one manor of Wiltshire is included and parts of Devon, Dorset and Somerset are also wanting ) also all contain the full details supplied by the original returns.

Clarence's wife Isabel died in 1476, two months after giving birth to a short-lived son named Richard ( 6 October 1476 – 1 January 1477 ), and they are buried together at Tewkesbury Abbey in Gloucestershire.

There are five shopping centres, Scotch Hall, Laurence Town Centre, Drogheda shopping Centre, Abbey shopping Centre, and Boyne shopping Centre.

In 1311 he was made Abbot of Fontfroide Abbey and quickly became known for his intelligence and organizational ability.

The Abbey relatively quickly fell into disuse and eventual disrepair after its dissolution at the Reformation, the lead from the roof rumoured to have been used in the 16th century civil wars and the stonework plundered for housebuilding throughout the town.

The record quickly hit the top of the charts, winning Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards over The Beatles ' Abbey Road, among other nominees.

His frequent visits to the Abbey of Echternach resulted in his being interred there after his death, and he was quickly judged to be a saint.

At the beginning of the 13th century, like its near neighbour Melrose Abbey, the abbey of Dryburgh commenced on a rebuilding programme on a grander scale, but building in stone against a background of an insecure income soon ensured that the construction work would not be completed quickly.

Kelso Abbey was the venue for the hasty coronation of the infant king, James III, which quickly followed.

The people demanded that he be made king, which was quickly confirmed by the Parliament of England and he was unofficially crowned Edward IV of England at Westminster Abbey.

Molesme Abbey quickly became known for its piety and sanctity, and Robert's reputation as a saintly man grew.

The Abbey quickly feued the estate to one Dodin de Berwic, evidently, from his name, an Anglo-Norman knight.