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the west of the hall was redivided from the hall. Within the hall
considerable changes were made, including the addition of stone
benches and the flooring over of the cross passage.
Buildings D and E were demolished and a pentiee built on the
north of the hall. The 'chapel'. was rebuilt as a two storey
structure.
The Unit would like.to thank the ChalgrOve Local History
Society for help throughout the excavations and especially during
the OpenHay.
8. OXFORD, BIackfriars - George Lambrlck
-Further excavations south of thd Great Cloister of the.
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Blackfriars Priory have reliealed evidence of a reredorter anCa.
subsidiary cloister. 'A large culvert discovered préviouely during. .
.excavation of the .domeatic buildings was located further.north H
aligned on the back of.the.western range of the main. Cloistei. (Fig.40).,
.The reredorter was at the north end of a range of bUildings
running south .from the south-west corner of the Great Cloister
.beside the culvert, into which a narrow, but deep stone,lined, drain
debouched. Therange'hed-been added to.the.Original buildings early
in the life of the prioty: .it overlay midden or garden soil- containing
-13th:century domestic .refuse sealed by a layer' containing 4. penny of
Henry.III-demonetized in 120 .(two years after the.Friars are:
recorded as taking possession of their new priory). .The reredorter
had ceased to function in thel4th.céntury when its drain wasrobbed
and backfilled, and the outlet blocked by a new-lining to the:Main
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culvert.
A succession of floor and occupation layers some containing
many fish bones (Probably including sturgeon) -indicated continUed use
of the building probably atleast till the
dissolution...
Against.the east side of this range, was a gravel path and beyend.
it an area of thick garden soil. The path was replaced, by a-.Wider
covered walk joining an existing covered passage running along the
back.of the south cloister range, thereby apparently making a proper
second cloister out of a simple quadrangle (though its east and south
ranges have yet to be located for certain).
Finds from the cavertInclude.a curious-wooden.disc with a hole
in the middle and further holes and grooves through it and in the edge..
Its-function is unclear but aomewhat similar objects in the Piit
Rivers Museum are connected with-tWisting rOpea.or cords.
The discovery of a reredor ter at the weet ettUof the.south.range
of the Great Cleister is of some interest. Thie slightly:Unusual
position caiinot be'explained simply in terms of the hydrology of the
area since water Could as easily be taken from the Mill.Stream;east
of the main priorY buildings as it could from the water courses to
thevest. The normal arrangement would be, to have had the main reredorter
conveniently placed at the south end of the friars dormitory in
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