https://theconversation.com/how-medieval-monks-tried-to-stay-warm-in-the-winter-270829
Fascinating
Having just had one's central heating boiler replaced after spending last week without heat, I can quite sympathise with the medieval monks of Rievaulx Abbey... ;D
I suppose growing up within walking distance of Furness Abbey I wasn't surprised. Being shown the warming house was something we got on a school trip at the age of ten :)
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