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for its purpose. It was well ventilated, and the waste water 
of the monastery, or the mill race, constantly ran through it 
and effectually flushed it. On the opposite side of the cloister 
to the nave was the vefectorium, or fratry, a long and lofty hall, 
usually in canons’ houses raised upon an undercroft. In the 
side wall was a pulpit, from which portions of pious works were 
read every day during meals. There was often a passage from 
the cloister between the east end of the fratry and the dormitory 
range. At the west end of the fratry was the buttery and kitchen, 
the latter being sometimes semi-detached. The whole of the 
western block of buildings pertained to the cellarer, who had 
charge of the stores, and upon whom devolved the care of guests. 
His range was, therefore, always two, and sometimes three, stories 
high, the lowest being cellars for provisions, etc., and the first 
floor a long hall where guests might eat and sleep. The sick 
and infirm brethren had a separate dwelling called the zzjirmi- 
torium, which was much the same sort of establishment as our 
modern almshouse, and furnished with its own hall and chapel. 
It usually stood on the east of the monastery, so as to secure peace 
and quiet. The bakehouse and brewhouse and other offices 
were placed in the outer court, which was entered by a gatehouse, 
with porter’s lodge and almonry adjoining, and a lodging-house for 
tramps, etc. There was sometimes a small chapel nigh the gate.. 
The Priory of Repton differed in no marked way from the 
usual plan, but owing to the water being on the north, the 
cloister, with its surrounding buildings, was placed on that side 
of the conventual church. 
Of the church itself we are now able to say a good deal, 
and as the excavations proceed we shall know very much more. 
The whole of the nave and tower have been completely cleared 
out to the floor line, and the limits of the transept and choir can 
be fixed by holes dug for the purpose. Portions of the north east 
and south east angles of the choir have been exposed for many 
years. The usual type of a canons’ church was aisleless and cruci- 
form—aisles having been added afterwards as necessity demanded 
or increased wealth permitted At Repton, the augmentation of. 
