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Photos: Battle Abbey

This gallery of 98 photos accompanies our article on Battle Abbey in Battle, East Sussex, England. Founded by William the Conqueror as penance for the Battle of Hastings (1066), this ruined abbey lies next to the battlefield that changed English history. All photos marked © Sacred Destinations are available for licensing. Click any image to enlarge, or just start at the beginning for a virtual tour!


Great Gatehouse by Night (1338)
Great Gatehouse by Night (1338)
Great Gatehouse (1338)
Great Gatehouse (1338)
Great Gatehouse (1338)
Great Gatehouse (1338): Corbel Heads
Great Gatehouse (1338): Corbel Heads
Great Gatehouse (1338): Arrow Slits
Great Gatehouse (1338): Turret
Great Gatehouse (1338): Turret
Great Gatehouse (1338)
Great Gatehouse (1338)
Guest Range
Guest Range
Guest Range
Guest Range, Looking West
Guest Range Tower
Guest Range Tower
Door in the Guest Range Tower
Guest Range, Looking West
Guest Range, Looking West
Guest Range, Looking West
Guest Range, Looking East
Guest Range Undercroft
Guest Range Undercroft
Guest Range Undercroft
Battlefield View from the Undercroft
Battlefield from the Undercroft
Sign in the Guest Range Undercroft
Guest Range Undercroft
Stairs in the Guest Range
Reredorter from South
Dormitory Facade Detail
Dormitory and Reredorter from South
Dormitory and Reredorter from South
Dormitory from South
Dormitory and Reredorter from South
Dormitory and Reredorter from South
Dormitory Facade Detail
Dormitory Weathervane
Dormitory and Reredorter from Southeast
Dormitory and Reredorter from Southeast
Dormitory and Reredorter from Southeast
Reredorter from North
Reredorter from East
Dormitory and Reredorter from East
Dormitory and Reredorter from East
Reredorter from East
Doors from Dormitory to Reredorter
East Range Sign
Battlefield Path
Icehouse (c.1818)
Icehouse (c.1818)
East Wall of the Dormitory
Dairy (c.1818)
Dormitory Silhouette
Site of the Abbey Church
Altar Plaque
Altar Plaque
Memorial (1903) and Parish Church
French Memorial (1903)
French Memorial (1903)
Crypt Chapels
Crypt Chapels
Crypt Chapels
Crypt Chapels
Church Wall with Commemorative Plaque
Site of the Chapter House
Battle Church
Abbot's House and Cloister
Abbot's House and Cloister
Abbot's House and Cloister
Monks' Dormitory from West
Monks' Dormitory Door
Undercroft
Undercroft
Vaulted Undercroft
Vaulted Undercroft
Vaulted Undercroft
Vaulted Undercroft
Vaulted Undercroft
Undercroft
Undercroft Capital
Undercroft Capital
Undercroft Ribs
Undercroft Vault
Undercroft Ribs
Undercroft Ribs
Undercroft Vault
Undercroft Stairs
Undercroft Stairs
Undercroft Bench
Crypt Chapels
Crypt Chapels
Crypt Chapel Altar
Crypt Chapels
Crypt Chapel
Great Gatehouse (1338): Turret and Stairs



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