Quakers Friars

Quakers Friars (grid reference ST592733) is a historic building in Broadmead, Bristol, England.

The site is the remains of a Dominican friary, Blackfriars that was established by Maurice de Gaunt, c. 1227.^[1]^[2]

Llywelyn ap Dafydd the eldest son and heir of Dafydd ap Gruffudd (Prince of Wales 1282-1283) was buried here in 1287. He had died while imprisoned at nearby Bristol Castle where he had been confined since 1283.

The friends meeting house was built in 1747-49 by George Tully, with detailing by Thomas Paty, as a Quaker meeting house and was recently used as a register office. It has been renovated as part of the Cabot Circus development, and now houses a Brasserie Blanc. It has been designated by Historic England as a grade I listed building.^[3]

William Penn was married, 1696, in an earlier building on the site.^[4]

References

^ Burrough, THB (1970). Bristol. London: Studio Vista. ISBN 0-289-79804-3. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "Friaries - Bristol". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
^ "Quaker meeting house, now registry office". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
^ Brace, Keith (1996). Portrait of Bristol. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7091-5435-6. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Bristol". Bristol City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-05-07.