Interior of Monk's Cell, Mount Grace Priory

Interior of Monk’s Cell, Mount Grace Priory

Posted in Curiosities, History, Trips at 19:00 on 17 February 2016

The interior of the monk’s cell was far from as spartan as I had previously imagined it would be.

Sleeping accomodation:-

Devotional area:-

Living space:-

Upper floor:-

Small cloister:-

Sanitary arrangements:-

All my Mount Grace Priory photgoraphs are on flickr here.

Eric Brown

18 February 2016 at 16:55

Jack,

In the third picture it looks as if you’ve caught the right hand shutter in the act of falling. An optical illusion? Or was it askew? Great pictures.
jackdeighton

19 February 2016 at 19:44

Eric,
It must have been askew. I don’t remember anything falling down while I was there!
Toni Mount

5 July 2023 at 20:24

In the monk’s bedroom his bed is surrounded by a ‘tester’ this is a forerunner of a four-poster-bed where the hangings are fixed by ropes to the rafters above rather than supported on posts in each corner. Do you have any more photos that show the ropes please? (I visited today but did not have a camera with me) – many thanks
jackdeighton

5 July 2023 at 21:48

Hi Toni,
I didn’t know that about precursors to four-posters.
I’m afraid I don’t have any more pictures of the cell than the ones in my post.
Thanks for looking in and commenting.