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Greyfriars, Leicester is a Franciscan friary founded in the thirteenth century within the medieval town of Leicester. The site occupies land in the town centre and represents an important example of mendicant religious architecture and urban monastic settlement from the medieval period. Substantial archaeological remains and documentary evidence testify to its significance as a centre of religious life until its dissolution in the sixteenth century. The friary's layout and surviving structural elements continue to inform understanding of medieval Leicester's religious and commercial topography.
Greyfriars, Leicester is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1442955. View the official record →
Greyfriars, Leicester is a Franciscan friary founded in the thirteenth century within the medieval town of Leicester. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1442955.
Greyfriars, Leicester 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 1442955.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Leicester Castle and the Magazine Gateway (0.3 km), Jewry Wall: remains of a Roman bath house, palaestra and Anglo-Saxon church (0.3 km), The Raw Dykes Roman aqueduct (1.7 km).
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