© Mapbox · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Boundary data © Historic England (NHLE)
Greyfriars, Canterbury is a Franciscan friary founded in the late thirteenth century within the medieval city of Canterbury, Kent. The friary represents an important example of mendicant religious architecture and settlement in England, typical of the Dominican and Franciscan establishments that proliferated during the High and Late Medieval periods. Though substantially damaged during the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, surviving elements of the friary's structures remain within the modern urban landscape of Canterbury, contributing to the archaeological and architectural record of the city's religious communities. The site retains significance for understanding the material culture and urban topography of medieval Canterbury.
Greyfriars, Canterbury is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1005195. View the official record →
Greyfriars, Canterbury is a Franciscan friary founded in the late thirteenth century within the medieval city of Canterbury, Kent. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1005195.
Greyfriars, Canterbury 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 1005195.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Roman cist burials in Gorsley Wood (6.3 km), Bowl Barrow 350M E.S.E. of Capel farm in Mounts Wood (7.3 km), Anglo-Saxon barrow field and prehistoric linear earthwork on Barham Downs (8.1 km).
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any address in Britain — drawing on scheduled monument data, Domesday records, Roman heritage, PAS finds and medieval history to reveal the complete story of a landscape.
Research the area around Greyfriars, Canterbury