Quakers Friars

Quakers Friars

Quakers Friars
Location within Bristol
General information
Town or city Bristol
Country England
Coordinates Coordinates: 51°27′28″N 2°35′16″W / 51.457651°N 2.587900°W / 51.457651; -2.587900
Construction started 1747
Completed 1749

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]

It is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Burrough, THB (1970). Bristol. London: Studio Vista. ISBN 0-289-79804-3.
  2. ↑ "Friaries - Bristol". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 28 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Quaker meeting house, now registry office". Images of England. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
  4. ↑ Brace, Keith (1996). Portrait of Bristol. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7091-5435-6.
  5. ↑ "Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Bristol" (PDF). Bristol City Council. Retrieved 2007-05-07.

See also

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