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Blackfriars is a Dominican friary located in Gloucester, founded in the thirteenth century as part of the wider expansion of mendicant orders across medieval England. The surviving structures include a substantial range of stone buildings, most notably a fourteenth-century choir and domestic ranges, which represent one of the more complete friaries to survive from the medieval period. The site demonstrates the characteristic layout of a Dominican house, with its church, cloister, and associated service buildings arranged around a central courtyard. Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s, parts of the friary were converted to secular use, including employment as a dwelling, which has contributed to the preservation of substantial medieval fabric within later structures.
Blackfriars is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004841. View the official record →
Blackfriars is a Dominican friary located in Gloucester, founded in the thirteenth century as part of the wider expansion of mendicant orders across medieval England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004841.
Blackfriars is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1004841.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Moated site 200m west of St James' Church (4.9 km), Moated site at Manor Farm (5 km), Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) camp (7.4 km).
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