The Prior's Lodgings at Ely

The prior's lodgings at Ely expanded between the twelfth and the fourteenth centuries resulting in a set of apartments with self-contained first-floor circulation, some of which served the prior's distinguished guests. The buildings have been re-examined in conjunction with the recent restoration carried out on part of this complex. The individual buildings and the complex are considered at specific stages of development, and they are also set against relevant comparative data. The documentary evidence is reviewed, shedding light on early grants of land from the bishop, and the function of the buildings and social life in the prior's department are also discussed. This paper provides a reappraisal of earlier studies that tended to present a static view of the medieval monastery at Ely, using mainly post-Dissolution documents as retrospective evidence for their medieval form and function

Archaeology · Documentary evidence · Function (biology · History · Medieval Architecture and Archaeology · Medieval History and Crusades · Medieval Literature and History

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  Rebecca Lane, Rebecca A Lane•Vernacular Architecture•2017

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  Devin J Stewart•Archaeological Journal•1897

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• The West Range at Ely and its Romanesque Roof

  J M Fletcher, F W O Haslop•Archaeological Journal•1969

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