Great Yarmouth Black Friary

Great Yarmouth Black Friary was a monastery for the Dominican Order (known as black friars) in Norfolk, England[1] during the medieval times. A fire station is in its place now and is marked by a blue plaque.[2]

GREAT YARMOUTH, SOUTH-WEST TOWER O FDOMINICAN PRIORY (The English Dominicans (1921) by Bede Jarrett

The friary was one of five large religious houses during that dominated a settlement by the seaside during the peak of its wealth and power. The first building was completed in 1273, two years after permission was given by Henry III.

The site was discovered in 1970 when the fire station was being built and investigations by archaeologists were carried out. Excavations revealed gargoyles and stone coffins as well as 15 people who were buried at the site.[3]

References
  1. "Friaries: Friaries in Yarmouth | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. Coates, Liz. "Plaque will mark the spot of a friary born out of great wealth". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "Plaque will mark the spot of a friary born out of great wealth". Great Yarmouth Mercury. Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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