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faint indication of a passage next the kitchen, which would exactly 
serve in position for a staircase between the kitchen and refectory. 
The following are definitely or approximately the internal dimen- 
sions of the several parts of the plan :— 
Cloister garth and Cloisters, . j : 76 ft. si 84 ft. 
East Side—Dormitory staircase lentes to church, 25 ft. 7 ft. 
Chapter-house, . ; , : 42 ft. , os "90 ft. 
Slype, i : f : ; QS fb {fers ab: 
Kitchen, ; s : ; : A 380 ft. ,, 30ft. 
South Sin Sine : : ; , ; 26 fts sammapite 
Refectory, ; : 4 : To fty peomus 
‘West Side—Common House, ; i : 82 fisos = 29nte 
Lodge, é 5 . , 3 29 ft. 5, 10 ft: 
Gateway, . : , ; ; With eens 
Beyond the cloister walls, speculation can but vaguely follow the 
existence of the inferior buildings of the monastery. The broken out- 
line of the precinct suggests the projection’ of square buildings, and 
one places the finger on the spot where the Inrirmary would most 
likely be. A shred of evidence is, I believe, locked up in a term I 
cannot construe. Sedding, in his schedule of tenements, describes 
several of them in this wise, ¢.g.:—‘‘23. Part of Coolfabius as a 
backside to Mr. Sillcock’s house in Skinner’s-row.” 
When I trace out the plots described as ‘‘ Part of Coolfabius,” and 
obliterate modern boundaries and walls, I find that this is a corner by 
the east wall of the kitchen, and under the great overhanging wall of 
the precinct. I believe I recognise in the name the Irish word, cul, 
a corner, and I look with confidence to some better antiquary to 
interpret what this corner was.’ It is the spot where one would look 
for the offices of baser use; the middens, privies, and great drain 
from the kitchen. 
Under the present green sward, between the railings of Christ- 
church-place and the church, antiquaries may assume the founda- 
tions of these buildings lie, and may yet be investigated. It may 
be a parallel for the discovery of a fragment of the cloister of old 
St. Paul’s, which has led to the creation of a pretty garden in the 
heart of London, if we should some day uncover some of our cloisters 
to be an object of interest in the city garden, which, I hope, may be 
created in the yard of Christ Chrrch Cathedral. 
3 Dr. Joyce, on being consulted, is unable to form an opinion as to the mean- 
ing of this name. 
