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The infirmary was built in the twelfth-century and was originally a single storey. It was the place where the sick, old and infirm monks and lay brothers were housed. The second storey was added later and formed part of a quadrangle of buildings, not all of which survive:
In the fifteenth century, Prior Richard [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Sep 15th 2010
The chapel is on the first floor and is not open to the public. Like first-floor chapels at other priories it is dedicated to St Michael and would have been used by the prior for private worship. The chapel is above the remains of the church which can be seen in the last photo.
In [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Sep 8th 2010
