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There's a decent museum in the guest house too. If you're into the Arts and Crafts movement, there's some Morris and Co. wallpaper and furniture, plus a couple of restored rooms. I liked this 14th century stone window looking into an Arts and Crafts lounge.
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August 7, 2023 at 6:11 PM
There's a decent museum in the guest house too. If you're into the Arts and Crafts movement, there's some Morris and Co. wallpaper and furniture, plus a couple of restored rooms. I liked this 14th century stone window looking into an Arts and Crafts lounge.
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There's still some original red plasterwork from the 14th century in the guesthouse museum.
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August 7, 2023 at 6:09 PM
There's still some original red plasterwork from the 14th century in the guesthouse museum.
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The guest house was in better condition, mainly because Sir Lowthian Bell decided to restore it (and reconstruct the monk's cell). Here it is from the gardens.
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August 7, 2023 at 6:07 PM
The guest house was in better condition, mainly because Sir Lowthian Bell decided to restore it (and reconstruct the monk's cell). Here it is from the gardens.
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Would've been a lovely window here, once.
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August 7, 2023 at 6:05 PM
Would've been a lovely window here, once.
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Can't remember if this is the church or chapter house I'm standing in.
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August 7, 2023 at 6:04 PM
Can't remember if this is the church or chapter house I'm standing in.
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Once that bell rings, you've got to go to church. A huge covered cloister once connected all those doorways and led to the church and chapterhouse and all the useful places monks had to be.
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August 7, 2023 at 6:02 PM
Once that bell rings, you've got to go to church. A huge covered cloister once connected all those doorways and led to the church and chapterhouse and all the useful places monks had to be.
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Upstairs, we find the workshop! Spinning, weaving, copying books, woodwork, lots of useful activity.
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August 7, 2023 at 6:01 PM
Upstairs, we find the workshop! Spinning, weaving, copying books, woodwork, lots of useful activity.
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These stairs really are steep. Believe the sign next to the fireplace. You *have* to come down backwards. I am completely serious. My feet are a UK size 5 and they barely fit on the stairs.
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August 7, 2023 at 5:59 PM
These stairs really are steep. Believe the sign next to the fireplace. You *have* to come down backwards. I am completely serious. My feet are a UK size 5 and they barely fit on the stairs.
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Exterior view of the cell from the garden. You may notice it has more than one floor. Let's go back in and up the stairs!
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August 7, 2023 at 5:57 PM
Exterior view of the cell from the garden. You may notice it has more than one floor. Let's go back in and up the stairs!
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More garden! Small fruit tree and exterior view of the glazed private cloister.
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August 7, 2023 at 5:55 PM
More garden! Small fruit tree and exterior view of the glazed private cloister.
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If you turn right at the entrance, a covered walkway leads to the monk's cell garden, freshwater drinking pipe and latrine (both plumbed in. Monastery plumbing was something else. I've seen the plans for London Charterhouse).
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August 7, 2023 at 5:53 PM
If you turn right at the entrance, a covered walkway leads to the monk's cell garden, freshwater drinking pipe and latrine (both plumbed in. Monastery plumbing was something else. I've seen the plans for London Charterhouse).
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If you turn left at the entrance, there's a nice, glazed, private cloister looking out onto the cell garden.
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August 7, 2023 at 5:51 PM
If you turn left at the entrance, there's a nice, glazed, private cloister looking out onto the cell garden.
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Just off of this room, a narrow door leads to a place where you can rest yourself. (The Carthusian schedule is brutal.) The curtain fabric was rough and the bed was pretty solid. More of a, I *suppose* they should maybe sleep, ugh, than a place of comfort.
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August 7, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Just off of this room, a narrow door leads to a place where you can rest yourself. (The Carthusian schedule is brutal.) The curtain fabric was rough and the bed was pretty solid. More of a, I *suppose* they should maybe sleep, ugh, than a place of comfort.
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In other corner opposite the windows and desk, there is a handy place to rest both yourself and your reading materials.
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August 7, 2023 at 5:45 PM
In other corner opposite the windows and desk, there is a handy place to rest both yourself and your reading materials.
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In the same room, there's a desk by two windows. Lots of natural light. A peaceful place to write letters, or read, or work, or study.
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August 7, 2023 at 5:43 PM
In the same room, there's a desk by two windows. Lots of natural light. A peaceful place to write letters, or read, or work, or study.
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That was for illustrative purpose. Back inside, now! Straight ahead is the living quarters. The fireplace in this cell is smaller than the one found in the sacrist's cell. (The sacrist had rank and more responsibility and maybe one of the few perks was a larger fireplace). /7
August 7, 2023 at 5:41 PM
That was for illustrative purpose. Back inside, now! Straight ahead is the living quarters. The fireplace in this cell is smaller than the one found in the sacrist's cell. (The sacrist had rank and more responsibility and maybe one of the few perks was a larger fireplace). /7
Laybrothers cooked, were responsible for upkeep and general day-to-day activities under the watch of the Procurator. (Laybrothering was a prestigious position. Bishops retired to take up the job.) Among other jobs, they delivered food into hatches like this so the monks wouldn't have to interact
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August 7, 2023 at 5:36 PM
Laybrothers cooked, were responsible for upkeep and general day-to-day activities under the watch of the Procurator. (Laybrothering was a prestigious position. Bishops retired to take up the job.) Among other jobs, they delivered food into hatches like this so the monks wouldn't have to interact
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Entering the reconstructed monk's cell.
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August 7, 2023 at 5:33 PM
Entering the reconstructed monk's cell.
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View of the church with its bell tower and some cells in the background. This is the first thing you see when you enter through the guest house into the priory grounds. (I might call it a charterhouse sometimes. I'm more used to that.)
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August 7, 2023 at 5:31 PM
View of the church with its bell tower and some cells in the background. This is the first thing you see when you enter through the guest house into the priory grounds. (I might call it a charterhouse sometimes. I'm more used to that.)
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An old interest in monks has resurfaced. I studied Carthusians once upon a time (their manuscripts, really). The interest flares up now and again. A visit I'd long put off was back on the cards. Drove down to Northallerton in North Yorkshire on Sunday to see the ruin of Mount Grace Priory.
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August 7, 2023 at 5:27 PM
An old interest in monks has resurfaced. I studied Carthusians once upon a time (their manuscripts, really). The interest flares up now and again. A visit I'd long put off was back on the cards. Drove down to Northallerton in North Yorkshire on Sunday to see the ruin of Mount Grace Priory.
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