Greyfriars, Gloucester Explained

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]

See also

• Blackfriars, Gloucester
• Whitefriars, Gloucester

External links

• Greyfriars, English Heritage

51.8636°N -2.2463°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Friaries: Gloucester . William Page . Institute of Historical Research . 1907 . A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 2 . 6 January 2012 .
2. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/daysout/properties/greyfriars/history-and-research/ History and Research: Greyfriars