Reconstruction illustration showing a cut-away view of Cell 8 and its garden at Mount Grace Priory, as it may have appeared before the priory's dissolution in 1539, looking down through the roof and upper floors

Date:
circa 1990 - circa 1995
Location:
Mount Grace Priory, Cell 8, East Harlsey, Mount Grace, Hambleton, North Yorkshire
Reference:
IC068/004
Type:
Reconstruction Artwork
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Description

Carthusian monks lived a pious life to a strict timetable, spending most of their time in their 'cells' with minimal contact with other monks at the site. As a result, the layout of the Priory differs from typical layouts of priories or monasteries of other monastic orders, with Carthusian sites largely consisting of single accommodation cells arranged around a courtyard.

Content

This is part of the Volume: IC068 Mount Grace Priory, North Yorkshire; within the Series: EHC01/146 English Heritage Reconstruction and Artwork Collection; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Illustrator: Thorne, Claire

Keywords

Cell, Medieval Carthusian Monastery, Medieval Priory