Blackfriars, Bristol, Dominican friary in Broadmead, England
The stone complex features a church, cloisters, and monastic buildings spread across 6.75 acres near the center of Bristol.
Maurice de Gaunt and Matthew de Gurnay established the friary in 1227, with construction taking forty years using timber from the Forest of Dean.
The friars combined religious duties with education and community service, maintaining a burial ground where numerous Bristol citizens requested interment.
The site now houses a restaurant and functions as part of Bristol Register Office, with original medieval structures preserved under English Heritage protection.
Prince Llywelyn ap Dafydd, the last native Prince of Wales, was buried in the friary cemetery after his death in captivity in 1287.
Location: City of Bristol
Inception: 13 century
GPS coordinates: 51.45730,-2.58772
Latest update: March 6, 2025 14:36
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