Feilden Fowles has refurbished the medieval dining hall at Carlisle Cathedral in north-west England and extended it with a red sandstone entrance pavilion. Befittingly called The Fratry, the name for a priory refectory, the overhaul makes the 16th-century listed building publicly accessible for the first time. Top image: Feilden Fowles has extended the fratry at Carlisle Cathedral. Above: it is clad in red sandstone Feilden Fowles converted the hall and its vaulted undercroft into an event and teaching space, while the extension introduces a cafe and new entrance area. The goal for The Fratry was to transform the building into an asset for the cathedral, open to the local community and schools.