Scheduled MonumentsEnglandThe Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains

The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains

England
List entry 1004053
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England
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History & significance

Blackfriars Norwich is a Dominican friary founded in the thirteenth century, situated within the city of Norwich in Norfolk. The standing remains comprise Becket's Chapel, a chapter house, and structures of the north range, with additional buried archaeological deposits within the east garth. The friary represents an important example of Dominican architecture and urban religious life in medieval Norfolk, with the surviving fabric demonstrating thirteenth and fourteenth-century construction. The site reflects both the substantial physical presence of mendicant orders within Norwich and the subsequent partial survival of monastic buildings following the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1004053. View the official record →

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What is The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains?

Blackfriars Norwich is a Dominican friary founded in the thirteenth century, situated within the city of Norwich in Norfolk. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1004053.

Who is responsible for protecting The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains?

The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains 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 1004053.

What other scheduled monuments are near The Dominican Friary (Blackfriars) Norwich: Becket’s Chapel, Chapter House, North Range, standing remains in the East Garth, and buried remains?

Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Late Neolithic or Bronze Age Henge type monument and D shaped enclosure 300m west of Twins Farm (3.5 km), Barrow cemetery 450m N of Markshall Farm (4.2 km), Moated site at the Manor House, Arminghall (4.3 km).

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