Friends of Furness Abbey have created an informative video of the recently refurbished night stairs at the ancient monument. 

The historic stairs were used by medieval monks solely under the cloak of darkness and have recently been rebuilt.

Visitors can now climb to the first-floor level of the monks’ dormitory and enjoy previously unseen views of the ruins.

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Created on the Yellow Factory Channel, the video, with a Gregorian chant along with a bell to set the atmosphere, has accompanying images of the monks' ancient staircase.

According to the video's creator Gary Cunliffe: "In the dead of night, sometime between midnight and 2am, the monks at Furness Abbey would dutifully rise from their beds in the communal dormitory and descend to the church via their night staircase to sing Matins, an early morning service celebrated during the hours of darkness and the first of eight services that punctuated their day."

This short film takes the viewer on a visit through the staircase and shows the structure as it was when the lower part of the stairs was missing, which the video states was "missing for many centuries and was "probably destroyed during Henry VII's dissolution of the monastery."

(Image: The Yellow Factory/ Gary Cunliffe) It then fast-forwards to today's refurbished stairs which has improved access for all visitors to Furness Abbey.

The new timber stairs can now be seen meeting the stone archway. 

The video also gives an exciting view from the new viewing platform showing spectacular views that were previously unseen of the historic remains.

This segment, which is only part one of this series, introduces a first look at a unique photograph taken on the night stair by photographer Roger Fenton in 1860.

This is a teaser of part two for the film which has not yet been shared.