This illustration was reproduced in black and white on page 4 of the 1986 English Heritage guidebook for the site, and in subsequent reprint editions. Mount Grace Priory was one of ten 'charterhouses', meaning Carthusian monasteries or priories, in England. The Carthusian way of life was one of the most strict in monastic terms. The 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, and with a smaller, simpler church or chapel as part of the complex.
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
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Illustrator: Sorrell, Alan Ernest
Medieval Carthusian Monastery, Priory
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