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Vesper Gate

📍 HawksworthWest Yorkshire

A historic site to explore near Hawksworth.

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Remains of the Vesper Gate This pillar is the only surviving fragment of the wall which once surrounded Kirkstall Abbey. Comparison with a picture from 1947 on the Leodis website http://www.leodis.net
Remains of the Vesper Gate This pillar is the only surviving fragment of the wall which once surrounded Kirkstall Abbey. Comparison with a picture from 1947 on the Leodis website http://www.leodis.netPhoto: RichTea · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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