By Harold Brakspear, F.S.A. 



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the remains exist of only one of these larger windows, there were 

 evidently four towards the cloister, one in each alternate bay. The 

 places where the other three windows would occur are occupied by 

 a later window, a door, and the late mediseval building over the 

 west end of the cloister. * 



The roof of 15th century date still remains almost perfect, and 

 is divided into eight bays by framed arched principals, and each 

 alternate couple has a cambered tie-beam. On each side are two 

 purlins, supported by curved wind-braces. The principal timbers 

 are richly moulded. The centre common rafter of each bay is 

 larger than the others, and is moulded and mitred with the purlins. 

 The junction with the walls is covered by a deep moulded cornice. 

 The main couples — with the tie-beams — rested on stone corbels, 

 and the intermediate ones on wood corbels. One of each kind 

 remains on the south side at the west end — the stone corbel is 

 carved to represent a crowned male head and the wooden one is 

 an angel holding a shield. 



The Western Eanqe. 



The west side of the cloister is covered by a range of buildings, 

 of which the original ground story remains intact. The upper 

 parts were destroyed by the erection of the present hall and dining- 

 room, in 1754, except a small piece at the south end, which exists 

 to its full height. The ground story is divided into three unequal 

 sized apartments, and is a little subsequent in date to the church, 

 against which it abuts without any bond, although it formed part 

 of the original plan. 



The southernmost apartment is 25 feet square, and vaulted into 

 four severies. This, like the vaulting of the eastern range, is later 

 in date than the side walls. It is supported in the centre on a low 

 circular column with moulded cap and base, and against the walls 

 on moulded corbels. In the west wall in the southern bay is a 

 pointed and chamfered arched doorway, close against the south 

 wall, leading outwards from the apartment. It was apparently 

 inserted in the 14th century. Next to this northward is an original 

 fireplace; it had a hood carried on corbels and projecting jambs ; 



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