Preston Greyfriars |
| Hob Uid: 42515 | |
Location :
Lancashire
Preston
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : SD5338629440 |
| Summary : Franciscan friary founded circa 1260, dissolved 1539. The buildings consisted of a small quadrangle with cloisters and a chapel. After the Dissolution, the priory was used as a house of correction between circa 1680 and 1789. The shell of the chapel was still in existence at the beginning of the 19th century. The site is now occupied by a foundry. Excavations South of Barracks Street found the Mediaeval deposits to be largely destroyed by post-Mediaeval activity, and no trace of the friary was located. |
More information : SD 52402948 Site of Franciscan Friary (NR). (1)
Franciscan House at Preston - founded c 1260, dissolved c 1539. Custody: Worcester.
Edmund Earl of Lancaster considered Founder of the Friary, however the site was given by a member of the local family of Preston, an Irish representative of which became Lord Gormanston in 1390. (2)
The buildings consisted of a small quadrangle with cloisters and a chapel. After the Dissolution, the priory was used as a house of correction between circa 1680 and 1789. The shell of the chapel was still in existence at the beginning of the 19th century. (3)
The site is now occupied by a foundry. (4)
No remains. (5) |