Salisbury Black Friary

Salisbury Black Friary was a friary in Wiltshire, England, in existence from 1281 to 1538.

In 1281,[1] Edward I granted land to the Dominican friars which allowed them to move from the house they had established at Wilton in 1245.[2] The site was at grid reference SU 1416 3004[3] on the north-west edge of the city, on what is now Fisherton Street, just beyond the bridge over the Avon.

The friary received royal support for a time, and was granted building materials from Clarendon Park.[4] The establishment was dissolved in 1538,[1] when the prior and 13 friars surrendered their house to the king's visitor.[5] The property was sold in 1545 and today no visible trace of the buildings remains.[3] In 1978, after redevelopment of the Maltings area uncovered human remains, archaeologists found four burials and some wall foundations. Further test pits in 2019 found four more graves but no traces of buildings, therefore the position of the friary within the site remains unknown.[4]

References
  1. Pugh, R.B.; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1956). "Houses of Dominican friars: Salisbury". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 3. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 331–333. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via British History Online.
  2. Pugh, R.B.; Crittall, Elizabeth, eds. (1956). "Houses of Dominican friars: Wilton". A History of the County of Wiltshire, Volume 3. Victoria County History. University of London. pp. 330–331. Retrieved 21 October 2023 – via British History Online.
  3. Historic England. "Salisbury Blackfriars (218470)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  4. "Salisbury Sites 32: The Maltings". Wessex Archaeology. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. Palmer, C. F. R. (1879). "The Black Friars of Wiltshire: Salisbury". Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. 18 (53): 165–176 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library open access.

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