Article: Blessing for visitor centre

Article: The drivel is in the detail: while Clive Grinyer enjoyed the ...
Design Week;  May 16, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... it's bad design. For example, Whitby Abbey, on the edge of the North York Moors ... signage that leads most people past the visitor centre, round the back to the service yard ... before returning to the front. The visitor centre has no toilet, it's 200 yards across ...

Article: Whither Whitby Abbey?
The Press;  December 17, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... information centre exhibits, stride outside. Whitby Abbey stands on a massive plateau projecting ... century reconstruction. In 1539, Whitby Abbey was suppressed by Henry VIII. Much ... at the former grandiose appearance of Whitby Abbey church. But it still provides a thought ...

Article: Pirate invasion of Whitby Abbey was a big success.
Whitby Gazette (Whitby, England);  May 26, 2008 ;     395 words ...PIRATES invaded Whitby Abbey for the attraction's first ever Treasure Island themed event ... the past. The pirate-themed activities continue this week in Whitby Abbey's Pirate Pavilion, where a costumed story-teller will tell ...

Article: Whitby Abbey set for Viking invasion.
Whitby Gazette (Whitby, England);  April 16, 2007 ;     613 words ...WHITBY Abbey is set to play host to a series of exciting events which will take place throughout the year. English Heritage has released details ...

Article: Whitby Abbey custodian dies, aged 73
The Northern Echo;  December 9, 2000 ;     318 words ...LES Stainthorp, custodian of Whitby Abbey for 27 years, has died at the age of 73. One of the town's best known residents, Mr Stainthorp was a locomotive fireman with ...

Article: Whitby Abbey to be restored
The Independent - London;  September 16, 1998 ;     240 words ...Archaeologist Wendy Carter at work uncovering a 17th-century garden in front of the banqueting house at Whitby Abbey, North Yorkshire; the ancient abbey is to be restored and developed by English Heritage with a pounds 2.04m National Lottery grant Tony Bartholomew/UNP

Article: Bid to turn ruins at Whitby Abbey into a house.
Whitby Gazette (Whitby, England);  April 21, 2008 ;     584 words ... ... Whitby's most important historic buildings, now regarded as an eyesore. The building, the Grade 1 listed Brewhouse near Whitby Abbey, is now a top priority on English Heritage's Register of Buildings at Risk. Part of the 13th Century abbey precinct walls ...