Underneath the main floor of the dormitory is the novice's chamber. However, since there were few novices here, this was likely used as a common room. The vaulting of the ceiling is quite wonderful. At the far end is a the only fireplace on this floor so this would have been at least a little warmer than some other places.
The doors are finely arched and the stairs are evenly laid giving this accessway a pretty modern look.
The large windows made this room, even on the bottom floor, quite light and habitable.
Just north of the dormitory stood the church. It is now gone... only the outline of the foundation exists. I was not able to get a photo of this that would make any sense. This is unfortunate, for in 1070 when the church was originally built the altar was placed at the spot where Harold fell.
A few yards from the location of the church stands a monument to the world changing event that happened here in 1066. The inscription on the monument translates as:
Translated as - God be with us, In the historic field of Senlac, where brave Harold the Saxon fell, 837 years after the battle that gave Britain the Norman Law. The Norman remembrance, came from the Banks of the Seine to proclaim with joy the peace of the Sisters of Normandy. 1066 - 1903
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