KIRKSTALL ABBEY
1152 - 2002
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The Gatehouse
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twelfth century building has been much modified and extended over the years.
Following the dissolution of the Abbey, the last Abbot, John Ripley was
allowed to retire here. For some time it later served as a farmhouse. More
recently it was home members of the Butler family which owned Kirkstall
Forge and in 1926 it became a museum.
Abbey House Museum has recently been extended and remodelled following Heritage Lottery Funding. The Norman Hall now houses a cafe and boasts fine Architectural features.
The Gatehouse was separated from the Abbey by the opening of the Turnpike road in 1827. This is now the busy A65.