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The Greyfriars is a Franciscan friary located in Norwich, Norfolk, founded in the late thirteenth century as part of the mendicant movement's expansion into major English towns. The site preserves substantial remains of the friary church and associated monastic buildings, which reflect the characteristic architecture of the Franciscan order with its emphasis on simplicity and functional design. The friary remained active until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the sixteenth century, after which the buildings fell into decay and were gradually converted to secular uses. The surviving structures, including parts of the church and domestic ranges, constitute an important surviving example of late medieval monastic archaeology in East Anglia.
The Greyfriars is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1003162. View the official record →
The Greyfriars is a Franciscan friary located in Norwich, Norfolk, founded in the late thirteenth century as part of the mendicant movement's expansion into major English towns. 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).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of The Greyfriars'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.
The Greyfriars stands on White Chalk Subgroup, bedrock that formed in the Maastrichtian. The rock here is chalk.