cloister garth
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cloister garth
First recorded in 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The south end of the transept rises on the north side of the cloister garth.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Chichester (1901) A Short History & Description Of Its Fabric With An Account Of The Diocese And See by Corlette, Hubert C. (Hubert Christian)
In the centre of the cloister garth are the remains of what was the monks' lavatory.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.
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.
From Somerset by Wade, G. W.
On the west side of the cloister garth are now only a few vaulted cellars.
From Scottish Cathedrals and Abbeys by Butler, Dugald
Cleeve Abbey, lying in the trough of a green valley through which runs a stream, the cloister garth and the Abbot’s seat at the end of it, are most impressive.
From More Pages from a Journal by Rutherford, Mark
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