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Grey Friars Museum is a museum housed within the remains of a Franciscan friary located in Broadgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The site preserves substantial medieval structures dating principally from the thirteenth century onwards, representing one of the significant mendicant establishments in the city. The friary was founded in the mid-thirteenth century and developed as an important religious and cultural centre until its dissolution during the Reformation. The surviving buildings, which include parts of the original medieval fabric, now serve as a museum interpreting the history of the friary and its role within medieval Lincoln.
Grey Friars Museum, Broadgate is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005029. View the official record →
Grey Friars Museum is a museum housed within the remains of a Franciscan friary located in Broadgate, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005029.
Grey Friars Museum, Broadgate 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 1005029.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman and medieval town wall with gate in Saltergate (0.1 km), The Stonebow (0.2 km), Roman remains beneath Boots building (0.2 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Grey Friars Museum, Broadgate'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.
Grey Friars Museum, Broadgate stands on Lias Group, bedrock that formed in the Aalenian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, limestone and sandstone.