Chester Carmelite Friary

Chester Carmelite Friary, otherwise Chester Whitefriars, was a friary in the city of Chester in Cheshire, England. The Carmelites were present in Chester from the late 1270s and by the mid-14th century were established as a well-regarded community. Their church and graveyard were popular for burials of the well-to-do and the friary was often mentioned in Chester wills. Their church steeple when rebuilt in 1495 became a useful landmark for ships. The friary was dissolved in 1538. There are no surviving buildings but the street name Whitefriars preserves the memory of the community.[1][2]

References
  1. British History Online: A P Baggs, Ann J Kettle, S J Lander, A T Thacker and David Wardle, "Friaries: The Carmelites of Chester", in A History of the County of Chester: Volume 3, ed. C R Elrington and B E Harris (London, 1980), pp. 176-178
  2. Heritage Gateway: Historic England Research Records - Chester Whitefriars

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