Note: not all the places listed are visible on this plan.
1 Abbot or Prior's house 2 Almonry - where alms in the form
of food or money were distributed to the needy by the almoner 3 Bakehouse 4 Brew House 5 Buttery The word has nothing to
do with "butter", but comes from old French "boterie"
and the Latin "botaria", meaning "cask or bottle".
The buttery was a storage area for ale and wine. 6 Calefactory - a warming room 7 Cellarium - A storeroom, often
underground 8 Cemetary 9 Chapels 10 Chapter House - the meeting rooms
for the administrative body of the monastery. In England the chapter
house was usually polygon-shaped, with a sharply pointed roof. 11 Church - usually the first part
of the monastery top be completed in stone. 12 Cloister - an open area, often
grassed, sometimes with a fountain in the centre. 13 Corn mill 14 Dormitory - often called "dorter"
from the French "dortoir", the sleeping quarters of the monks. 15 Farm 16 Fish ponds 17 Fraterhouse - Sometimes called
"frater" or "refectory" - the dining area. 18 Garden 19 Garderobes - latrines. 20 Guest Houses 21 Infirmary - the sickroom of the
monastery, often with its own chapel and kitchens. 22 Kitchen - the kitchen was generally
in a separate building because of the risk of fire. 23 Lay brothers dormitory - the lay
brother was not a full-fledged monk. He took religious vows, but focused
on a life of manual work, allowing the monks to spend more time in scholarship
and contemplation. 24 Library - the precious books and
manuscripts of the monastery were often chained to desks, so valuable
were they. 25 Locutory - a room for conversation,
also a place where monks might meet with people from the outside world. 26 Night Stairs - permitted passage
from the dortoir to the church for night services. 27 Piggery 28 Prison cells - a monk or lay brother
might be confined in a cell for major transgressions. 29 Quarry 30 Reredorter - Small rooms at the
rear of the dorter (dormitory) with seats and running water. 31 Smithy - Located away from the
main buildings because of the risk of fire. 32 Stables 33 Workshops
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