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Bath Abbey
A former cathedral - the only one in Britain completely rebuilt in the Tudor period. Photographs, brief history, details of the heritage centre and music, visitor information.
http://www.bathabbey.org/
Bolton Abbey, N. Yorkshire
The former Priory Church of St.Mary and St.Cuthbert is now a parish church. This official site gives a history and plan with information on different parts of the building.
http://pages.britishlibrary.net/bolton.priory/
Cartmel Priory Church, Cumbria
Photographs, very brief history, recommended books.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/howard.martin/Priory.html
Dore Abbey Interactive Guide Book
The Friends of Dore Abbey provide an online history and tour of the surviving church of a Cistercian monastery in Herefordshire. Also FDA news; videos can be downloaded.
http://www.doreabbey.org.uk/
Lancaster Priory
Former priory church, now a parish church. History illustrated with lovely photographs, external and internal.
http://www.priory.lancs.ac.uk/
Malmesbury Abbey
This description of the delights of Malmesbury in Wiltshire from the Cotswold HyperGuide includes photographs and a popular history of the abbey, the Norman church of which is still in use.
http://www.digital-brilliance.com/hyperg/towns/malmes.htm
Romsey Abbey
This impressive former abbey church is now a parish church. Brief history and description.
http://www.romseynet.org.uk/abbeyhist.htm
Romsey Abbey, Hampshire
Photographs, plan, Saxon history, architecture and archaeology with bibliography of the Abbey Church of St. Mary and St. Aethelflaed by David Nash Ford from Britannia Internet Magazine.
http://www.britannia.com/church/saxchurch/romsey.html
The Abbey Church of St. Gall, Switzerland
Illustrated description from an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, of the Baroque church built c.1752 to a model by the Benedictine lay brother Gabriel Loser.
http://www.nga.gov/exhibitions/2000/baroque/indepth3.htm
Westminster Abbey
The official site for the burial place of kings. Five QuickTime virtual reality 360-degree interactive panoramas. Or tour with an interactive floor-plan leading to beautiful photographs and accompanying history. Visitor information.
http://www.westminster-abbey.org/
Wymondham Abbey
The nave of the former abbey church of St. Mary and St. Thomas of Canterbury, Wymondham, Norfolk, survives as a parish church. The official site offers a brief history and tour.
http://www.wymondham-norfolk.co.uk/abbey/
 

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