Greyfriars, Gloucester

Remains of the 16th century friary church.

Greyfriars, Gloucester, England, was a medieval monastic house founded about 1231.^[1]

In about 1518 a prominent local family, the Berkeleys of Berkeley Castle, paid for the church to be rebuilt in Perpendicular Gothic style.^[2] The rest of the friary complex was later demolished.^[2]

References

See also

• Blackfriars, Gloucester
• Whitefriars, Gloucester

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External links

• Greyfriars, English Heritage

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Coordinates: 51°51′49″N 2°14′47″W / 51.86359°N 2.246264°W / 51.86359; -2.246264 (Gloucester Greyfriars)