1604 Fountains Hall, Elizabethan style manor house. Studley Royal Park, Ripon, England, UK, Europe.

Fountains Hall is an Elizabethan style manor house near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England, located within the World Heritage Site at Studley Royal Park which include the ruins of Fountains Abbey. Fountains Hall belongs to the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building. The house was built by Stephen Proctor between 1598-1604, partly with stone from the abbey ruins. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years becoming one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its dissolution in 1539 under the order of Henry VIII. Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust, in the United Kingdom, Europe.

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Fountains Hall is an Elizabethan style manor house near Ripon in North Yorkshire, England, located within the World Heritage Site at Studley Royal Park which include the ruins of Fountains Abbey. Fountains Hall belongs to the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building. The house was built by Stephen Proctor between 1598-1604, partly with stone from the abbey ruins. Founded in 1132, the abbey operated for 407 years becoming one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its dissolution in 1539 under the order of Henry VIII. Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The abbey is a Grade I listed building owned by the National Trust, in the United Kingdom, Europe.