Whitby Abbey in Monochrome

Recently, while praying for the rain to stop, my friends and I drove over to Whitby for the day. 
Whitby is a picturesque town on the coast of Yorkshire, and the ruins of Whitby Abbey sit on the top of a cliff looking down to the town's harbour, giving the landscape a sense of derelict grandeur.
As luck would have it the rain stopped on our arrival, leaving behind only heavy grey clouds and the ominous threat of further downpours. The silver lining to all these clouds however was that the poor weather gave the Abbey and grounds a sense of atmospheric drama.

Whitby Abbey on the coast of Yorkshire.

Whitby Abbey, just look at how tall the windows on the first floor are - I would love to know what the Abbey looked like during it's finer days.

Whitby Abbey. I always wonder how often buildings like this suffer from a new collapse or loss of structure. How long does the Abbey have left until it is reduced to foot high walls marking the space where this past beauty once stood?

I find it amazing that the sense of the past beauty and grandeur of this building still linger in the ruins at Whitby Abbey.

Whitby Abbey as seen from the pier on the harbour. Idylic location.

The sky was blanketed in a wall of grey clouds, I loved how stark this stood against the drizzly mass.

View out to sea from the pier on Whitby harbour and a break in the clouds finally!

Shoreline of Whitby; even though the day was cold and gloomy it was very still and serene.