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A stone doorway of Gothic form and a kind of almery or safe exist in its cellars.

From Vanishing England by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

Opposite the lavatory is a groined almery or recess in which the monks kept their towels.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Gloucester [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)

The almery had many uses, and is to be found in all parts of the church, but chiefly in the chancel.

From Stones of the Temple Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church by Field, Walter