The ruined abbeys of Yorkshire . d. Over the calefactoriumand vestibule of the chapter-house, and communi-cating by a staircase with the south transept of thechurch, we may expect to find the dormitory. Northof the church is the outer cemetery, the burial-groundof the laity, and east of this, the inner cemetery forthe monks. Outside the cloister are halls and chambersfor purposes of hospitality. Southwards lies a large * For the accompanying plan of the conventual buildingsof Westminster, as well as for much other invaluable help, theauthor of these pages is indebted to his friends, Mr. J. Hen
The ruined abbeys of Yorkshire . d. Over the calefactoriumand vestibule of the chapter-house, and communi-cating by a staircase with the south transept of thechurch, we may expect to find the dormitory. Northof the church is the outer cemetery, the burial-groundof the laity, and east of this, the inner cemetery forthe monks. Outside the cloister are halls and chambersfor purposes of hospitality. Southwards lies a large * For the accompanying plan of the conventual buildingsof Westminster, as well as for much other invaluable help, theauthor of these pages is indebted to his friends, Mr. J. HenryMiddleton and Mr. J. T. Micklethwaite. 4 The Ruined Abbeys of Yorkshire. entrance court, which separates the strictly monasticbuildings from the workshops and offices and thedwelling of the lay brothers. South - west of thiscourt is a great hall known as the Aula Nova, andsupposed to have been the hospitium (guest-house)of the paupers. Beyond this again, and in fact out-side the precinct, is the almonry for relief of the PLAN OF THE BENEDICTINEABBEY OF WESTMINSTER MP I l is Cloister Garth ? i ,81* 1 ? l Space now occupiedwestmi nstcr School.
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