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The Greyfriars is a ruined Franciscan friary located in Norwich, Norfolk, founded in the thirteenth century as part of the widespread expansion of mendicant orders across medieval England. The surviving remains comprise substantial stone and flint walls of the claustral ranges and church, which attest to the friary's former architectural significance and resources. The site was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, after which the buildings fell into gradual decay, though portions of the medieval fabric have persisted to the present day. The Greyfriars represents an important example of urban monastic architecture from the late medieval period and remains a significant archaeological resource for understanding religious and social life in medieval Norwich.
The Greyfriars is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003162. View the official record →
The Greyfriars is a ruined Franciscan friary located in Norwich, Norfolk, founded in the thirteenth century as part of the widespread expansion of mendicant orders across medieval England. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1003162.
The Greyfriars 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 1003162.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Ruins and site of Walsingham Priory (0.2 km), Town pump (0.3 km), Gatehouse at manor house, East Barsham (3.1 km).
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