Opposite on the E., and easily distinguishable by its E.E. lancet windows, is the large dormitory which occupies the whole length of the upper storey of the E. side of the quadrangle.  The chambers beneath this on the ground floor should be carefully inspected.  In succession, from L. to R., are (1) sacristy, lighted by a broken rose window and containing a painted piscina and aumbry; (2) treasury; (3) chapter-house, partly vaulted and entered from the quadrangle by a beautiful E.E. doorway; (4) library and staircase to dormitory; (5) a passage; (6) entrance to monastic common room.  This last was a kind of parlour running under the S. end of the dormitory and divided from it by a vaulted ceiling of which only the supporting piers now remain.  On the R., or S. side, of the quadrangle is the refectory, the most striking feature of the whole group of buildings.  It is a beautiful room, finely proportioned, and well lighted by some lofty Perp. windows.  It still retains its original roof and some faded wall paintings.  Note the stairs for reader’s pulpit, and contrast outer doorway of entrance staircase with doorway of dormitory.  The basement below is taken up by various offices of E.E. date, and the rest of the block consists of the buttery, abbot’s lodgings, and kitchens.  The “lie” of the refectory (parallel with the church) is unusual for a Cistercian house, but it is the exception which proves the rule, for in the garden outside, standing in the orthodox position at right angles to the present structure, is the tiled floor of the original building.  The church stood on the N. side of the quadrangle and was divided from the cloister garth by a blank wall in which will be noticed a recess.  It has now entirely disappeared, but the site may be inspected by passing through an opening at the N.E. corner of the quadrangle.  The foundations are traceable, and a few fragments of the tiled pavement and the bases of the piers are still visible.  A stone cross in the turf marks the site of the high altar.

Cleeve, Old, village half way between Washford Station and Blue Anchor, 5 m. from Minehead.  From the Minehead road the church tower will be seen picturesquely protruding above the trees.  The village has nothing to recommend it but its rural seclusion.  The church has a fair Perp.  W. tower, in which the usual string course is replaced by a band of quatrefoils.  Within, it contains by N. wall under an ogee canopy an effigy in lay costume (cp.  Norton St Philip), with a cat at its feet—­perhaps some local Dick Whittington.  Note also (1) foliated squint; (2) good Perp. font.  In the porch are some rough oak benches.  The churchyard contains the base and shaft of a cross, and the remains of another cross will be passed on the road to Washford.  Between here and Blue Anchor is an ancient lady chapel, once a shrine of considerable local repute.

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