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)
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
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.
They are arranged in a quadrangular form, enclosing a grassy cloister garth.
From What to See in England A Guide to Places of Historic Interest, Natural Beauty or Literary Association by Home, Gordon
He died at Bournemouth on the 15th of December 1885, and was buried in the cloister garth of Chester.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7 "Horticulture" to "Hudson Bay" by Various
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