The sword-wielding figure, known as a "Borghese gladiator", will stand at Whitby Abbey, in North Yorkshire. It is hoped the statue, due to be installed by English Heritage after a £80,000 ...

Whitby Abbey (Image: UGC). Another added: "The proposed sculpture is totally inappropriate for the Whitby Abbey Plain which already has a 'marker', namely the Abbey Cross.

The sculpture, which is over 6ft tall, will "detract" from Whitby Abbey's appearance, say objectors. ... Statues and sculptures; More on this story. £3.6bn struggling towns fund looks biased - MPs.

The historic Whitby Abbey is seen illuminated on October 27, 2015 in Whitby, England. The Abbey was part of the inspiration for Irish author Bram Stoker's novel "Dracula." Ian Forsyth/Getty Images ...

A statue honouring the sole survivor of a 19th Century lifeboat disaster is to be built in Whitby after planning permission was granted. Henry Freeman was working his first shift when a storm hit ...

Whitby and its ruined abbey are key locations in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel. English Heritage, which runs the abbey, said a Dracula-themed theatre act will be performed in the ruins each evening.

Plans to install an 'unfinished' sculpture that would only have been complete when it snowed in the grounds of Whitby Abbey have been withdrawn following a deluge of complaints.

Whitby Abbey was first established as a monastery in 657 AD and later became a Benedictine abbey - we have included its history along with some photos of Whitby Abbey through the years.

The ruined abbey at Whitby marks the site of a crucial event in Church history, and plays a key part in Bram Stoker’s story of Count Dracula. A Service of EWTN News, Inc.

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