Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . The Architecture of Hayles Abbey. 129 The west wall is 8 feet thick, and contained the nightstairs to the dorter, which had a square vaulted lobby at thefoot. The angle shaft, with base and cap to carry the vault,remains in the north-west corner of the lobby. This treat-ment of the night stairs is the same as that at Beaulieu, butso far as is at present known there are no other examples inthis The north transept would have, as usual, a doorway inthe north gable, which apparently was subsequently used asthe entra
Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . The Architecture of Hayles Abbey. 129 The west wall is 8 feet thick, and contained the nightstairs to the dorter, which had a square vaulted lobby at thefoot. The angle shaft, with base and cap to carry the vault,remains in the north-west corner of the lobby. This treat-ment of the night stairs is the same as that at Beaulieu, butso far as is at present known there are no other examples inthis The north transept would have, as usual, a doorway inthe north gable, which apparently was subsequently used asthe entrance for pilgrims to the shrine. Externally betweenthe northernmost buttresses on the west side are the pavingand remains of the walls of a small room, 13 feet by 9,which was perhaps the checker of the sacrist or his assistant,whose duty it was to conduct the visitors to and from theshrine. Eastward of the chapels was another added chamber,but this has not yet been sufficiently excavated to show itscharacter or how it was entered. The nave was eight bays in length, wit
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