The Lay Brothers Dormitory

The Lay Bothers Dormitory was built above a storage room. The remains of the vaulted ceiling of the storage space can be seen as a series of arches along the exterior East wall of the Cloister. The floor of the dormitory collapsed under heavy snow in 1825.

The remains of the dormitory were removed at a later date.

The Lay Brother Dormitory
An interesting jigsaw infill in what was once a first floor doorway from the dormitory. It still has remains of its medieval wall-painting.

It was presumably converted into a window after the decline of lay brothers in the 15th century.

Window/door
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