Stoned

Whitby Abbey from over the wall of the neighbouring Youth Hostel garden.
The Abbey is closed during the week now we are into November, so this is probably the best peep at it anyone is going to get until next year.

The dividing stone wall appears to contain some interestingly shaped stones. These have probably been 'borrowed' from the Abbey at some point in the past following its dissolution and fall into ruin.

It was common practice to recycle materials from an Abbey, especially if you were a landowner who was in the favour of King Henry VIII.

Sir Hugh Cholmley of Whitby obviously was as he also built a large house to go with his wall, which he rather modestly called 'Cholmley House'.

There is also a nice dragon sculpture in the garden too, which is a representation of the original carving on one of the wooden beams inside the house.