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Title: Archaeologia cantiana
Year: 1861 (1860s)
Authors: Kent Archaeological Society. cn
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Publisher: (London) Kent Archaeological Society
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t from the chapter-house. There has ob-viously been a vaulted passage at the end of the refec-tory, and an apartment above of considerable size, theremains of which are still visible in the wall. At thenorth end of this line is another wall at right angles,extending about sixty feet, with projecting pilasters.This may possibly have been the priors apartments, towhich we know a small chapel was attached, and whichare usually placed in some separate court, detached fromthe other monastic buildings; or it may have been theinfirmary for sick brethren, which was a necessary partof all monastic establishments. That at Canterbury isin nearly the same position. The Refectory.—This building no doubt owes its pre-servation to its having been converted into a barn. Not-withstanding the injury it has sustained, by making themodern doorways, and stripping some of the pilasters oftheir quoins, chiefly on the north side, for building pur-poses, it is still generally in very good condition, and the
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THE CHURCH OF ST. MARTIN-LE-GRAND, DOVER. 15 interior is very little altered. So far as I am aware, it isthe oldest refectory remaining in England, still coveredby a roof, which, though of later date, is apparently ofnearly its original pitch. The annexed woodcut repre-sents the north side, which is the most perfect. The masonry is of flint, laid in alternate courses withashlar. The pilaster buttresses, quoins, and heads andjambs to the windows, are of Caen stone. It has eightwindows and six pilasters on the north, and the samenumber of windows, with seven pilasters, on the southside. The windows are plainly recessed, without headmouldings, and rest on a plain string course, with theupper angle chamfered off. The pilasters slightly pro-ject, and have no set-offs, except the string course. The interior measures 100 feet by 27, and the walls,to the springing of the roof, are 26 feet high, and areplastered. It has evidently never been divided by afloor, but open to the roof, as at presen

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