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Byland Abbey: History
Byland Abbey: Buildings
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The day-room
The undercroft of the monks’ dormitory was probably used as a day-room. This was a large vaulted room which offered space for the brethren to work and perhaps also to copy manuscripts. In the later Middle Ages the area was divided. There was a yard to the east of the day-room, and the building was supplied with water. A trough found here may well have been that used for the weekly Maundy, the ritual washing of the monks’ feet in memory of Christ, who washed the disciples’ feet. Part of the lead piping can still be seen.(33) |
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