Abseiling stonemason helps preserve North Yorkshire's ruined Rievaulx Abbey
Abseiling stonemason helps preserve North Yorkshire's ruined Rievaulx Abbey

Abseiling stonemason James Preston, from SSH Conservation, ascends the heightsof Rievaulx Abbey as English Heritage prepares to carry out vital conservationwork.

Rievaulx Abbey was built in 1132 and was once England's most powerfulCistercian monastery.