1872 Lithograph May Allen Art Whitby Abbey Harbor North Yorkshire England ZZ11 UK1 "Le Chateau D'Eau"

"Le Chateau D'Eau"

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1872 Lithograph May Allen Art Whitby Abbey Harbor North Yorkshire England ZZ11 UK1 "Le Chateau D'Eau""Whitby Abbey" This is an original 1872 black and white lithograph of a drawing by May Allen of the entrance to Whitby Harbour and the ruins of Whitby Abbey in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. The church was founded in 657 CE by King Oswiu of Northumbria and later became a Benedictine Abbey before it was destroyed by King Henry VIII of England in 1540 CE during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The appearance of the ruins helped inspire