Carmelite Friary, King's Lynn Explained
The Carmelite Friary, King's Lynn, also Whitefriars, King's Lynn, was a friary of the Carmelites in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. It was founded before 1261;[1] according to Francis Blomefield, the county historian, the founder was William Bardolf (died 1275),[2] whose descendant, William Bardolf, Lord Bardolf, was buried there.[3] In the early part of the 15th century the theologian and preacher Alan of Lynn (died after 1420) was a member of the community.[4] The friary was dissolved in 1538.
The northern gateway is the only significant survival from the buildings.[5]
Burials
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Notes and References
- https://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/norf/vol2/pp426-428#h3-0004 VCH Norfolk: The Carmelite Friars of Lynn
- Rev. Francis Blomefield, History of Norfolk, vol. viii, p. 525
- G. E. Cokayne, Complete Peerage, revised edition, Vol. I, 1910, p. 419
- Hugh James Rose (1857). "Alan of Lynn" in A New General Biographical Dictionary. Vol. 1 AA–ANS. London: B. Fellowes et al. p. 203
- https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF5481-Site-of-Carmelite-Friary-(Whitefriars) Norfolk Heritage Explorer: Site of Carmelite Friary (Whitefriars)