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This portion was rebuilt by Dean Sudbury between 1661 and 1684 and converted into a library, and such it remains to-day Near the refectory is the kitchen, built by Prior Fossor.— Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See
Every head was bowed reverently as he passed, and Virgil whispered to his guest: "That is HOMER, the Father and King of poets At the end of the refectory was a dais with a table at which Homer took his seat, while another long table stretched down the middle of the hall; but Astulf saw with surprise that three places were laid on the upper board, though the King was apparently to sit there alone.— Holiday Stories for Young People
The insurgents in the refectory were then summoned to surrender, and, having exhausted their ammunition, they complied, on the solemn promise of Mustapha that their lives should be spared; but, having handed out their rifles, they were all immediately killed One of the Egyptian officers--an Italian colonel--told me many incidents of the fight, of a sufficiently horrible nature, but he said that he saw things which were too horrible to be repeated.— The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II
Over the refectory was the dormitory, which contained 40 cells; and under the crumbling steps leading to it is the porter's lodge.— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 343, November 29, 1828

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