Greyfriars, Gloucester
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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]
References
- ^ William Page (editor) (1907). "Friaries: Gloucester". A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 2. Institute of Historical Research. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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- Greyfriars, English Heritage
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- English Heritage sites in Gloucestershire
- Monasteries in Gloucestershire
- History of Gloucester
- Buildings and structures in Gloucester
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- 1538 disestablishments in England
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