Chapter-House

Adjacent to the Chapter-House are the cloisters, extending round a quadrangle, and paved with lettered tombstones, the more antique of which have had their inscriptions half obliterated by the feet of monks taking their noontide exercise in these sheltered walks, five hundred years ago.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 Various

In 1259 the Chapter-House was newly paved at the expense of the

Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire

From 1547 to 1863, the Chapter-House was used as a storehouse for the public records.

Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young Various

In close contiguity to the main body of the Cathedral is the Chapter-House, which, here at Lincoln, as at Salisbury, is supported by one central pillar rising from the floor, and putting forth branches like a tree, to hold up the roof.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 51, January, 1862 Various

When the Commons began to meet apart from the Lords they met a few times in the refectory, as I told you just now, but they soon settled down in this Chapter-House.

Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young Various

From the Cloisters we can readily reach the Chapter-House, the octagonal building so conspicuous on the left hand before entering the Abbey at Poets 'Corner.

Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young Various

In a plan drawn in Bishop Kennett's time and dedicated to him, the south part is called "The Hostry Chapel, now the Chapter-House," and the north part is called the "Chapel of St. Sprite or the Holy Ghost."

The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See W.D. Sweeting

Abbey church, we might have thought it had served as the Chapter-House, on which much pains was always bestowed by the Cistercians, so that, in richness of design, this usually ranked second only to the church itself.

Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter James Conway Walter

A little way from the Chapter-House stands a small square tower known as the Parliament Office.

Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young Various

Tracery of a Window near the Chapter-House door 90

Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See