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Blackfriars is a Dominican friary located in Canterbury, Kent, founded in the mid-thirteenth century as part of the establishment of the Friars Preachers in England. The surviving structures, notably the gatehouse and sections of the precinct walls, date primarily from the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and reflect the architectural conventions of late medieval monastic building. The friary was suppressed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 1530s, after which the site underwent successive conversions and modifications. The remains, now incorporated within the urban fabric of Canterbury, represent a significant surviving example of Dominican monastic infrastructure in medieval England.
Blackfriars is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005491. View the official record →
Blackfriars is a Dominican friary located in Canterbury, Kent, founded in the mid-thirteenth century as part of the establishment of the Friars Preachers in England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005491.
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 1005491.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Bowl Barrow 350M E.S.E. of Capel farm in Mounts Wood (7.6 km), Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs (8.2 km), Bowl barrow, the easternmost of six in Eggringe Wood (8.6 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Blackfriars's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Blackfriars stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.