calefactory

• Leading out of it is the ancient "calefactory," where the fire for the censers and thuribles was preserved. —  Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Winchester A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See
• On the south side were the Cloisters, the open-air work-place and recreation place of the monks, while beyond were the conventual buildings--such as the calefactory or warming-house, the dormitories, and the refectory or room where meals were taken. —  Life in a Mediæval City Illustrated by York in the XVth Century
• There were the infirmary and the hospital; the calefactory or warming apparatus, the recreation hall and the winter hall, the locutorium and the common hall, and I know not what besides. —  The Coming of the Friars
• In the more carefully constructed monasteries this apartment was so placed as to adjoin the calefactory, which allowed the introduction of hot air, when needed. —  Bibliomania in the Middle Ages
• From the similarity of arrangement in the buildings of religious houses, however, we can, with great certainty, assign the sites for the various parts -- the dormitory over the cellarage, to the west of the cloister garth; the refectory to south of it; the calefactory, chapter-house, slype, to the east; and the prior's lodgings to the south of the choir, forming the lesser garth; the barns, bakery, and brew-house to the south-west of the church, near the porter's lodge and gatehouse. —  Bell's Cathedrals: Wimbourne Minster and Christchurch Priory A Short History of Their Foundation and a Description of Their Buildings

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